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propen·sion
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propensionnoun
Propensity.
Etymology: From propension, and its source, propensio, from the participle stem of propendere.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Propension, Propensitynoun
Etymology: propension, Fr. propensio, Lat. from propense.
Some miscarriages might escape, rather through necessities of state, than any propensity of myself to injuriousness. Charles I .
So forcible are our propensions to mutiny, that we equally take occasions from benefits or injuries. Gov. of the Tongue.
Let there be but propensity, and bent of will to religion, and there will be sedulity and indefatigable industry. South.
It requires a critical nicety to find out the genius or the propensions of a child. Roger L'Estrange.
The natural propension, and the inevitable occasions of complaint, accidents of fortune. William Temple.
He assists us with a measure of grace, sufficient to over-balance the corrupt propensity of the will. John Rogers.
Bodies, that of themselves have no propensions to any determinate place, do nevertheless move constantly and perpetually one way. Digby.
This great attrition must produce a great propensity to the putrescent alkaline condition of the fluids. Arbuthnot.
Webster Dictionary
Propensionnoun
the quality or state of being propense; propensity
Etymology: [L. propensio: cf. F. propension. See Propend, Propense.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of propension in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of propension in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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