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pronity

pronity noun: proneness to do something; propensity.

Noun

pronity (plural pronities)

  1. (archaic) Proneness to do something; propensity.
    • For I have very much vvondred at the devotedneſs of ſome Mens Spirits to the pretence of pure Mechaniſm in the ſolving of the Phænomena of the Univerſe, vvho yet othervviſe have not been of leſs Pretenſions to Piety and Vertue. Of vvhich Mechanick pronity I do not ſee any good tendency at all.1713, Franciscus Euistor the Palæopolite [pseudonym; Henry More], “The First Dialogue”, in Divine Dialogues, Containing Sundry Disquisitions & Instructions Concerning the Attributes of God and His...

Forms of pronity

pluralpronities

Origin of pronity

Borrowed from Latin prōnitās.

Questions about pronity

What does pronity mean?
Pronity means proneness to do something; propensity.
What part of speech is pronity?
Pronity is a noun.
What is the plural of pronity?
The plural of pronity is pronities.

Words near pronity in the dictionary

  1. pronings
  2. proniosomal
  3. proniosome
  4. proniosomes
  5. pronities
  6. pronity
  7. pronk
  8. pronked
  9. pronking
  10. pronks
  11. pronociception

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