propensity
a natural inclination or tendency: a propensity to drink too much.
Obsolete. favorable disposition or partiality.
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How to use propensity in a sentence
He also has a propensity to use clanking words when he could have used simpler ones.
Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination | Mindy Farabee | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMcAndrews agreed that the androgenic hormone pill would be problematic for those with a genetic propensity for ADA.
Birth Control Made My Hair Fall Out, and I’m Not the Only One | Molly Oswaks | October 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTInstead there was the emergence of a Tea Party movement that brought many traditionally low-propensity voters to the polls.
The focus is on “low-propensity voters who will not show up unless someone knocks on their door,” says Donnelly.
The critters have the propensity to devour their babies if alarmed and so require a calm environment for breeding.
Avoid a loquacious propensity; you should never occupy more than your share of the time, or more than is agreeable to others.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyThen it was that the insular propensity grew impudent and headstrong, and soon became a power in the land.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian SharmanIt was only by persevering effort that I convinced him his church-going propensity could not be allowed.
Minnie's Pet Dog | Madeline LeslieIt was a propensity which received frequent checks from those around her.
A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) | Frances Eleanor TrollopeIt is no new propensity of animal nature, to find pleasure from the combination of a stimulant, and a sedative.
British Dictionary definitions for propensity
/ (prəˈpɛnsɪtɪ) /
a natural tendency or disposition
obsolete partiality
Origin of propensity
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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