Propensity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an inclination to do something

a natural inclination

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹəpˈɛnsᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹəpˈɛnsɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹəpˈɛnsɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /pɹəpˈɛnsᵻɾi/.

Examples

he felt leanings toward frivolity
he has a proclivity for exaggeration
the aptness of iron to rust

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

aptness proclivity leaning tendency

Parts of Speech

noun	an inclination to do something “he felt leanings toward frivolity”
noun	a natural inclination “he has a proclivity for exaggeration”
noun	a disposition to behave in a certain way “the aptness of iron to rust”

Word Forms

tend	verb	have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
apt	adjective	at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Neigung

eine Neigung, etwas zu tun

🇫🇷French

propension

une envie de faire quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

propensión

una inclinación a hacer algo

🇮🇹Italian

propensione

un'inclinazione a fare qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

geneigdheid

een neiging om iets te doen

🇵🇹Portuguese

propensão

uma inclinação para fazer algo

🇷🇺Russian

склонность

склонность что-то делать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रवृत्ति

कुछ करने की प्रवृत्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রবণতা

কিছু করার প্রবণতা

🇮🇳Tamil

நாட்டம்

ஏதாவது செய்ய விருப்பம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రవృత్తి

ఏదో చేయాలనే కోరిక

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रवृत्ती

काहीतरी करण्याची प्रवृत्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

વૃત્તિ

કંઈક કરવાનો ઝોક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಲವು

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಮಾಡಲು ಒಲವು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രവണത

എന്തെങ്കിലും ചെയ്യാനുള്ള ഒരു ചായ്‌വ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਵਿਰਤੀ

ਕੁਝ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਝੁਕਾਅ

🇵🇰Urdu

رجحان

کچھ کرنے کا جذبہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

倾向

做某事的倾向

🇯🇵Japanese

性癖

何かをしたいという傾向

🇰🇷Korean

경향

뭔가를 하려는 성향

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khuynh hướng

một khuynh hướng làm điều gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

นิสัยชอบ

ความโน้มเอียงที่จะทำอะไรบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kecenderungan

kecenderungan untuk melakukan sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkahilig

isang hilig na gumawa ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

kecenderungan

kecenderungan untuk melakukan sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الميل

الميل لفعل شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

تمایل

تمایل به انجام کاری

🇹🇷Turkish

eğilim

bir şeyi yapma eğilimi

🇮🇱Hebrew

נְטִיָה

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