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propensity (s) (noun), propensities (pl)
1. A natural inclination or tendency to behave in a certain way: According to her sister, Sharon had a propensity to talk too much.
2. Etymology: "a disposition to favor", from propense, "inclined, prone" (1528), from Latin propendere, "to incline to, to hang forward, to weigh over"; from pro-, "forward" + pendere, "to hang".
A liking to do something.
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propensity, propensities
A desire or a strong natural tendency or disposition to do or to behave in a certain way. (1)
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