propensity
UKprəpensitiː
USprə'pensıtı
معنی فارسی
تمايل ميل رغبت
معنی کامل و مثالها
/prǝ pen´sǝ tē/n., pl.
● گرایش (طبیعی)، میل (باطنی)، خواست
● (مهجور) جانبداری، ترجیح، بهشماری
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Derived from the Latin 'propensus', meaning 'inclined', from the verb 'pendere', meaning 'to hang'.
مثال
- He has a propensity to exaggerate.
- There is a propensity for this material to shatter under stress.
- She has a propensity for clear thinking.
ترکیبهای رایج
Natural propensity Strong propensity High propensity Propensity for
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- a disposition to behave in a certain way “the aptness of iron to rust” “the propensity of disease to spread”
- an inclination to do something “he felt leanings toward frivolity”
- a natural inclination “he has a proclivity for exaggeration”
مترادفها
noun
Inclination, proneness, disposition, bias, proclivity, ply.