propensity

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Noun

propensity (plural propensities)

1. A tendency, preference, or attraction.
   • 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193: 

     Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.

   He has a propensity for lengthy discussions of certain favorite topics.

Synonyms

• proclivity
• propension

Related terms

• propense

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: neiging (nl), beheptheid (nl)
• Finnish: taipumus (fi)
• French: propension (fr), tendance (fr)
• German: Neigung (de) f, Tendenz (de) f

• Hungarian: hajlam (hu)
• Polish: skłonność (pl) f
• Russian: склонность (ru) (sklonnostʹ)
• Turkish: eğilim (tr), meyelan (tr), meyil (tr), temayül (tr)