[responsivevoice]propensity[/responsivevoice] [ pruh-pen-si-tee ]
The word of the day is ‘propensity’.
The word is a noun, i.e., it is the main subject of a sentence.
No, the word is a noun. Therefore, it does not have a past form.
It means:
1. Inclination
2. Weakness
3. Natural tendency to behave in a particular way
4. Proneness
1. He was still a little suspicious of his chum’s propensity to tease.
2. Are you never able to restrain your propensity for making sport?
3. No more is needed to arouse his propensity to thrust with his back.
4. I had often heard of Mr Fitzgerald’s propensity to duelling
5. He then asked what length of time he had been known to possess that propensity.
Some synonyms of today’s word are:
bias, disposition, leaning, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, susceptibility, tendency, ability, aptness, bent, capacity, competence, flash, inclining, liability, partiality, proneness, talent, tilt, yen, sweet tooth, inclination, readiness, bent, habit, weakness etc.
Some antonyms of this word of the day are:
disinclination, dislike, hate, hatred, impotence, inability, inadequacy, incompetence, antipathy etc.
Quotation:
Redwoods have an enormous surface area that extends upward into space because they have a propensity to do something called reiteration. A redwood is a fractal. And as they put out limbs, the limbs burst into small trees, copies of the redwood.
Richard Preston
Social Example:
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