Pro-pĕnd'en-cy1, n.
n. [See infra.]
- A leaning toward; inclination; tendency of desire to any thing.
- Attentive deliberation. [Rare.] Hale.
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Propensity
Pro-pĕn'sion or Pro-pĕn'si-ty2, n.
n. [Lat. propensio, Fr. & Sp. propension, It. propensione. See PROPEND and PROPENSE.] The state of being propense or inclined; natural inclination; disposition to do good or evil; bent of mind; tendency.
The most frightful of the forms which his disease took, was a propensity to utter blasphemy. Macaulay.
Synonyms—Disposition; bias; inclination; proclivity; proneness.