propensity
noun
- likelihood of an item behaving in a particular way
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Pronunciation: /pɹəˈpɛnsɪti/
noun
Etymology: Learned borrowing from New Latin prōpensitās. By surface analysis, propense (“inclined, disposed”) + -ity.
- An inclination, disposition, tendency, preference, or attraction.
“He has a propensity for lengthy discussions of certain favorite topics.”
“I must own they do dearly delight in a judgment; and sorry am I that I cannot gratify this laudable propensity by specifying some peculiar evil incurred by Mr. Delawarr's ambition, or Lady Etheringhame's vanity.”