Antonyms for propensity

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pruh-pen-si-tee

Phonetic Transcription : prəˈpɛn sɪ ti

Definition of propensity

Origin : 1560s, "disposition to favor," with -ty + obsolete adjective propense "inclined, prone" (1520s), from Latin propensus, past participle of propendere "incline to, hang forward, hang down, weigh over," from pro- "forward" (see pro-) + pendere "hang" (see pendant).

noun inclination, weakness

Example sentences :

I had often heard of Mr. Fitzgerald's propensity to duelling.
Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson

He was still a little suspicious of his chum's propensity to tease.
Extract from : « Cap'n Eri » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

This propensity he inherited not only from his mother, but also from his father, who had been a frontiersman.
Extract from : « Sielanka: An Idyll » by Henryk Sienkiewicz

He, had a propensity to talk about "his Pedro," as some men will talk of their dog.
Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad

Are you never able to restrain your propensity for making sport?
Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Bravery » by Burt L. Standish

But Mr Bates considers that several kinds of bats have this propensity.
Extract from : « The Western World » by W.H.G. Kingston

No more is needed to arouse his propensity to thrust with his back.
Extract from : « The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles » by Jean Henri Fabre

An instinct is a propensity prior to experience, and independent of instruction.
Extract from : « Pearls of Thought » by Maturin M. Ballou

He then asked what length of time he had been known to possess that propensity.
Extract from : « Anecdotes of Dogs » by Edward Jesse

Let the young avail themselves of this propensity, and make the most of it.
Extract from : « The Young Man's Guide » by William A. Alcott

Synonyms for propensity

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