What is another word for propensity?
Synonyms for propensity
prəˈpɛn sɪ tipropen·si·ty
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Wiktionary
propensitynoun
Synonyms:
proclivity, propensionpropensitynoun
A tendency, preference, or attraction.
He has a propensity for lengthy discussions of certain favorite topics.
Synonyms:
proclivity, propension
English Synonyms and Antonyms
propensity
Appetite is used only of the demands of the physical system, unless otherwise expressly stated, as when we say an appetite for knowledge; passion includes all excitable impulses of our nature, as anger, fear, love, hatred, etc. Appetite is thus more animal than passion; and when we speak of passions and appetites as conjoined or contrasted, we think of the appetites as wholly physical and of the passions as, in part at least, mental or spiritual. We say an appetite for food, a passion for fame. Compare DESIRE.
Compare ANTIPATHY.
Synonyms:
appetency, appetite, craving, desire, disposition, impulse, inclination, liking, longing, lust, passion, proclivity, proneness, relish, thirst, zestAntonyms:
antipathy, aversion, detestation, disgust, dislike, disrelish, distaste, hatred, indifference, loathing, repugnance, repulsionPreposition:
He had an insatiable appetite for the marvellous.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
propensity
Synonyms:
bent, predilection, proclivity
Princeton's WordNet
leaning, propensity, tendencynoun
an inclination to do something
"he felt leanings toward frivolity"
Synonyms:
trend, tendency, list, aptness, proclivity, inclination, leaning, disposition, lean, tiltproclivity, propensity, leaningnoun
a natural inclination
"he has a proclivity for exaggeration"
Synonyms:
list, aptness, proclivity, tendency, leaning, lean, inclination, tiltaptness, propensitynoun
a disposition to behave in a certain way
"the aptness of iron to rust"; "the propensity of disease to spread"
Synonyms:
leaning, appositeness, tendency, proclivity, aptness
Matched Categories
Dictionary of English Synonymes
propensitynoun
Synonyms:
inclination, PRONENESS
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "propensity":
tendency, proclivity, trend, inclination, penchant, susceptibility, predisposition, willingness
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#107 | list | |
#4015 | desire | |
#4405 | trend | |
#4973 | passion | |
#8525 | lean | |
#9224 | disposition | |
#9985 | bent | |
#10154 | tilt | |
#10789 | tendency | |
#12232 | willingness | |
#12944 | appetite | |
#13290 | impulse | |
#13567 | lust | |
#16055 | leaning | |
#17794 | susceptibility | |
#18981 | liking | |
#22042 | thirst | |
#22112 | craving | |
#22948 | longing | |
#23687 | inclination | |
#27854 | relish | |
#30056 | propensity | |
#33729 | zest | |
#43051 | penchant | |
#46618 | predisposition | |
#87496 | predilection | |
#115580 | proclivity | |
#174225 | proneness | |
#251299 | aptness |
How to use propensity in a sentence?
This is the total opposite of 2013 when active UK funds posted large outperformance of the FTSE All Share, performance over both years can be largely explained by active manager's propensity to hold more mid-caps than the market weighting. This served them well in 2013 but has proved a drag in 2014 when it is the blue chips that have outperformed.
The emergence of this variant raises concerns of a potential increase in transmissibility or propensity for SARS-CoV-2 re-infection of individuals.
My favorite guest appearance before becoming a contributor was being on a Huckabee Christmas show, i appreciated the programming( during) the Christmas season and the propensity to include lineups with Contemporary Christian guests.
I think the propensity for panic among the population is much, much higher than it has been.
These are Iowans who will have a very high propensity to caucus, the people in a busy summer weekend that come to Cedar Rapids on a Sunday afternoon to sit through 19 speeches are people who are absolutely going to caucus.
Translations for propensity
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- Neigung, TendenzGerman
- κλίση, ροπή, τάσηGreek
- propensiónSpanish
- گرایشPersian
- taipumusFinnish
- tendance, propensionFrench
- झुकावHindi
- hajlamHungarian
- propensioneItalian
- 性向Japanese
- natamque propensionemLatin
- beheptheid, neigingDutch
- tilbøyelighetNorwegian
- skłonnośćPolish
- склонностьRussian
- benägenhetSwedish
- temayül, eğilim, meyil, meyelanTurkish
- xu hướngVietnamese
- 倾向Chinese
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