Definition of propensity

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Propensity (n.) The quality or state of being propense; natural inclination; disposition to do good or evil; bias; bent; tendency.

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Dhole :: Dhole (n.) A fierce, wild dog (Canis Dukhunensis), found in the mountains of India. It is remarkable for its propensity to hunt the tiger and other wild animals in packs..
Destructiveness :: Destructiveness (n.) The faculty supposed to impel to the commission of acts of destruction; propensity to destroy.
Predisposition :: Predisposition (n.) The act of predisposing, or the state of being predisposed; previous inclination, tendency, or propensity; predilection; -- applied to the mind; as, a predisposition to anger..
Propensity :: Propensity (n.) The quality or state of being propense; natural inclination; disposition to do good or evil; bias; bent; tendency.
Aptness :: Aptness (n.) Disposition of the mind; propensity; as, the aptness of men to follow example..
Inclinnation :: Inclinnation (n.) A leaning or tendency of the mind, feelings, preferences, or will; propensity; a disposition more favorable to one thing than to another; favor; desire; love..
Appetency :: Appetency (n.) Specifically: An instinctive inclination or propensity in animals to perform certain actions, as in the young to suck, in aquatic fowls to enter into water and to swim; the tendency of an organized body to seek what satisfies the wants of its organism..
Acquisitiveness :: Acquisitiveness (n.) The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.
Fondness :: Fondness (n.) Doting affection; tender liking; strong appetite, propensity, or relish; as, he had a fondness for truffles..
Incline :: Incline (v. t.) To impart a tendency or propensity to, as to the will or affections; to turn; to dispose; to influence..
Kleptomania :: Kleptomania (n.) A propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. This does not constitute legal irresponsibility..
Disposition :: Disposition (n.) Conscious inclination; propension or propensity.
Salacity :: Salacity (n.) Strong propensity to venery; lust; lecherousness.
Pronity :: Pronity (n.) Proneness; propensity.
Inhabitativeness :: Inhabitativeness (n.) A tendency or propensity to permanent residence in a place or abode; love of home and country.
Propension :: Propension (n.) The quality or state of being propense; propensity.
Proclivity :: Proclivity (n.) Inclination; propensity; proneness; tendency.
Nausea :: Nausea (n.) Seasickness; hence, any similar sickness of the stomach accompanied with a propensity to vomit; qualm; squeamishness of the stomach; loathing..
Instinctive :: Instinctive (a.) Of or pertaining to instinct; derived from, or prompted by, instinct; of the nature of instinct; determined by natural impulse or propensity; acting or produced without reasoning, deliberation, instruction, or experience; spontaneous..
Adhesiveness :: Adhesiveness (n.) Propensity to form and maintain attachments to persons, and to promote social intercourse..
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