Definition:
-tendency: a tendency to demonstrate particular behavior
-An inclination to do something
-A natural inclination
-A disposition to behave in a certain way
Synonyms:
Tendence,Inclination,Fondness,Disposition,Proneness,Proclivity,Penchant,Aptness,Predisposition,Bent,Leaning, Love, Predilection,Drift,Trend
Antonyms:
Aversion,Repungance,Abhorence,Antipathy,Dislike,Distaste,Revulsion,Reluctance,Indisposition
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Sentence:
1) "the propensity of disease to spread"
2) I have a propensity for gambling, but I don't show a propensity to engage in illegal betting.
3) The program has a propensity to crash very unexpectedly
4) He had a propensity to rob kids of their lunch money
Notes:
1) The word 'propensity' is mainly used in connection with people or groups of people (such a government, for example).
Link to search this word in various Dictionary:
- propensity : Compact Oxford English Dictionary [home, info]
- propensity : V2 Vocabulary Building Dictionary [home, info]
- propensity : Encarta® World English Dictionary, North American Edition [home, info]
- propensity : Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 11th Edition [home, info]
- propensity : Cambridge International Dictionary of English [home, info]
- propensity : Wiktionary [home, info]
- propensity : Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed. [home, info]
- propensity : The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus [home, info]
- propensity : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
- propensity : Infoplease Dictionary [home, info]
- Propensity, propensity : Dictionary.com [home, info]
- propensity : Online Etymology Dictionary [home, info]
- propensity : UltraLingua English Dictionary [home, info]
- propensity : Cambridge Dictionary of American English [home, info]
- Propensity : Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia [home, info]
- Propensity : Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
- propensity : Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition [home, info]
- propensity : Rhymezone [home, info]
- Propensity : AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary [home, info]
- propensity : Webster's 1828 Dictionary [home, info]
- propensity : Hutchinson's Dictionary of Difficult Words [home, info]
- propensity : Free Dictionary [home, info]
- propensity : Hutchinson Dictionaries [home, info]
- propensity : WordNet 1.7 Vocabulary Helper [home, info]
- propensity : LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus [home, info]
- propensity : Dictionary/thesaurus [home, info]
- propensity : Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations [home, info]
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Aptness [noun], apt[adjective]
1. very appropriate: especially suited to the circumstances
an apt comment
2. likely: often doing something and likely to do it again
apt to get angry
3. quick to learn: enthusiastic and quick to learn new things
an apt pupil
4. Fitness; suitableness; appropriateness; as, the aptness of things to their end.
5. Disposition of the mind; propensity; as, the aptness of men to follow example.,A disposition to behave in a certain way
6. Quickness of apprehension; readiness in learning; docility; as, an aptness to learn is more observable in some children than in others.
7. Proneness; tendency; as, the aptness of iron to rust.
8. Appropriateness for the occasion
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Leaning [noun]
1) Attraction to something: an inclination or tendency toward something such as a particular set of opinions
2) A natural inclination
3)The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
4)The act of deviating from a vertical position
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Proclivity [noun] (pro·cliv·i·ty) [ \prō-ˈkli-və-tē\ ]
1) An inclination or predisposition toward something ; especially : a strong inherent inclination toward something objectionable
2)A natural inclination example "He has a proclivity for exaggeration"
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fond [adjective] fondness [noun]
1. feeling affection: feeling love, affection, or preference for somebody or something
I've grown fond of this old house.
2. affectionate: showing or characterized by affection, love, or pleasant feelings
fond memories of the time we spent there
3. experiencing pleasure: liking or finding enjoyment in something
fond of classical music
His dog is fond of chasing rabbits.
4. overly doting: feeling or showing excessive affection, often to the point of being overindulgent with somebody
Her fond parents could deny her nothing.
5. too optimistic: foolishly unrealistic
fond hopes
6. A predisposition to like something
7. A positive feeling of liking
8.A quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
Sentence:
1). I once met an extremely rich merchant called Jeremiah who was quite excessively fond of cats. one of the verbs has a complement.
2). i am a fond of music
3).Are you fond of swimming?
4). John was very fond of his new friend. His friend was from Russia.
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Disposition: [noun]
dis·po·si·tion [ dìspə zísh'n ] (plural dis·po·si·tions)
1. personality: somebody's usual mood or temperament
2. behavioral tendency: an inclination or tendency to act in a particular way
3. settlement: settlement of a business or legal matter ( formal )
4.an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
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