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[ UK /pɹəpˈɛnsɪti/ ]
[ US /pɹəˈpɛnsɪti/ ]
NOUN
  1. a disposition to behave in a certain way
    the aptness of iron to rust
    the propensity of disease to spread
  2. a natural inclination
    he has a proclivity for exaggeration
  3. an inclination to do something
    he felt leanings toward frivolity

How To Use propensity In A Sentence

  • Our birthright is the propensity to dream, dance, and evolve. - Boing Boing
  • The Brits, with their propensity for schoolboy humour and scatology, deal with the subject by uproarious laughter.
  • First, peoples' idea affects their propensity to save and consume and invest, and difference attitude on risk, which are impacted on the economic situation.
  • The very same natural propensity to be communal and socially cohesive, makes us aggressive to outsiders. Times, Sunday Times
  • The propensity for people enriched by capital gains to borrow and spend is gradually diminishing.
  • Fracture is determined not only by the propensity to fall but also by the underlying fragility of the bone.
  • Combine these qualities of self-denial and there is a propensity for deep unhappiness.
  • The market's latest surge and its propensity to reverse every attempt at an intraday selloff show how investors have become more daring, raising the risk of a near-term stumble as complacency grows. The Economic Times
  • Valley, which he thought would have the highest propensity to adopt online shopping. Times, Sunday Times
  • There was a propensity of employees to neglect the medical needs of teens, sometimes calling them fakers.
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