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cleverness

English

Etymology

clever +? -ness

Noun

cleverness (countable and uncountable, plural clevernesses)

  1. The property of being clever.
  2. Something clever, or done cleverly.

Related terms

  • cunning
  • acumen

Translations

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propensity

English

Etymology

From propense (inclined, disposed) +? -ity, the former from Latin pr?pensus, perfect passive participle of pr?pende?.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /p???p?ns?ti/

Noun

propensity (countable and uncountable, plural propensities)

  1. An inclination, disposition, tendency, preference, or attraction.
    • 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Lecture I:
      To the psychologist the religious propensities of man must be at least as interesting as any other of the facts pertaining to his mental constitution. It would seem, therefore, that, as a psychologist, the natural thing for me would be to invite you to a descriptive survey of those religious propensities.

Synonyms

  • proclivity, propension, predilection, see also Thesaurus:predilection

Related terms

  • propense

Translations

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