propensity
noun
[ prəˈpɛnsɪti ]
• an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way.
• "his propensity for violence"
Similar:
tendency,
inclination,
predisposition,
proneness,
proclivity,
readiness,
susceptibility,
liability,
disposition,
aptness,
penchant,
leaning,
predilection,
bent,
habit,
weakness,
Origin:
late 16th century: from archaic propense (from Latin propensus ‘inclined’, past participle of propendere, from pro- ‘forward, down’ + pendere ‘hang’) + -ity.
