propension
See also: propensión
English
Etymology
From French propension, and its source, Latin prōpēnsiō, from the participle stem of prōpendeō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɹəˈpɛnʃ(ə)n/
Noun
propension (plural propensions)
- (archaic) Propensity.
- 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 8, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], OCLC 946730821:
- As for me, my tast is strangely distasted to it's propensions, which in us are produced without the ordinance and direction of our judgement.
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Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:predilection
Anagrams
- open prison
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin prōpēnsiō (“penchant, inclination”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʁɔ.pɑ̃.sjɔ̃/
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Noun
propension f (plural propensions)
- propensity
- Synonyms: disposition, inclination, penchant, tendance
Further reading
- “propension”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.