propension
/pɹəˈpɛnʃ(ə)n/
propension noun: propensity.
Noun
propension (plural propensions)
- Propensity.
- But I aſſeſt the gods, your full conſent, / Gaue vvings to my propenſion, and cut off / All feares attending on ſo dire a proiect, […]c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Famous Historie of Troylus and Cresseid. […] (First Quarto), London: […] G[eorge] Eld for R[ichard] Bonian and H[enry] Walley, […], published 1609...
- 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.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 8, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- affinity, bag, bent, love, cup of coffee, cup of joe, cup of tea, dish, fancy, jam
propension meaning in Tamil
propension in Tamil
- சார்ந்திருக்கை
Synonyms of propension
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Forms of propension
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Origin of propension
From French propension, and its source, Latin prōpēnsiō, from the participle stem of prōpendeō.
Questions about propension
- What does propension mean?
- Propension means propensity.
- What is propension in Tamil?
- Propension in Tamil is சார்ந்திருக்கை. See Propension meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is propension?
- Propension is a noun.
- How do you pronounce propension?
- Propension is pronounced /pɹəˈpɛnʃ(ə)n/.
- What is the plural of propension?
- The plural of propension is propensions.
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