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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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leaning

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?li?n??/
  • Rhymes: -i?n??
  • Hyphenation: lean?ing

Etymology 1

From Middle English lening, leninge, from Old English hlinung (“leaning; resting; place of rest”), equivalent to lean +? -ing.

Noun

leaning (plural leanings)

  1. A tendency or propensity.
    a man of socialist leanings

Translations

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

leaning

  1. present participle of lean

Anagrams

  • aneling, eanling, lignane, nealing

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