PROPENSITY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a disposition to behave in a certain way
   Synonym(s)
   • aptness (what does aptness mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the aptness of iron to rust
   • the propensity of disease to spread
   Hypernyms(s) propensity is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • disposition (what does disposition mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a natural inclination
   Synonym(s)
   • leaning (what does leaning mean?)
   • proclivity (what does proclivity mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he has a proclivity for exaggeration
   Hypernyms(s) propensity is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • inclination (what does inclination mean?)
   • disposition (what does disposition mean?)
   • tendency (what does tendency mean?)
3. Meaning
   • an inclination to do something
   Synonym(s)
   • leaning (what does leaning mean?)
   • tendency (what does tendency mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he felt leanings toward frivolity
   Hypernyms(s) propensity is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • inclination (what does inclination mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • tend (what does tend mean?)
   • be given (what does be given mean?)
   • lean (what does lean mean?)
   • incline (what does incline mean?)
   • run (what does run mean?)