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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?
Human beings, for all their pretensions, have a remarkable propensity for lending themselves to classification somewhere within neatly labelled categories. Even the outrageous exceptions may be classified as outrageous exceptions
When the man of a naturally good propensity has much wealth it injures his advancement in wisdom; when a worthless man has much wealth it increases his faults.
The emergence of this variant raises concerns of a potential increase in transmissibility or propensity for SARS-CoV-2 re-infection of individuals.
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.
No government or ruler wants to be seen to sell Palestine so cheaply and hand Netanyahu such a victory and, in fact, end up footing the bill, at the same time, all states except perhaps Egypt are dependent upon the U.S. and will not risk angering Trump, given his propensity to act like a petulant child.
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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