different between propensity vs lubricity

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

English

Etymology

From French lubricité or its source, Latin l?bricit?s.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /lu??b??s?ti/

Noun

lubricity (countable and uncountable, plural lubricities)

1. Slipperiness, oiliness.
   • 1983, Robert Drewe, The Bodysurfers, Penguin 2009, p. 42:

     Though her lubricity made it redundant, Anthea passed him the oil to caress her thighs.

2. Evasiveness, shiftiness.
3. Lasciviousness; propensity to lewdness

   Synonyms: lechery, wantonness

   • 1906, Hilaire Belloc, , introduction to Essays in Literature and History by James Anthony Froude

     In one epoch lubricity, in another fanaticism, in a third dulness and a dead-alive copying of the past, are the faults which criticism finds to attack.

Derived terms

• superlubricity

Related terms

• lubricate