propensionn.

Brit.

/prə(ʊ)ˈpɛnʃn/, U.S.

/prəˈpɛnʃ(ə)n/,

/proʊˈpɛnʃ(ə)n/

Forms: 1500s propencion, 1500s propensyon, 1500s– propension.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French propension; Latin prōpensiōn-, prōpensiō.

Etymology: < Middle French propension (French propension ) inclination, disposition (1528; sense 2 is apparently not paralleled in French until later (1690)) and its etymon classical Latin prōpensiōn-, prōpensiō inclination, tendency < prōpens- , past participial stem of prōpendēre propend v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Italian propensione (1598 (in Florio) in sense 1a, 1630 (in Galileo) in sense 2). Compare later propensity n.

Frequently with to.

a. = propensity n. 1b. Now archaic and rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [noun] > to, towards, or for something

inclination?a1439

pronityc1475

forwardness1526

propensionc1530

proneness1548

propenseness1561

proclivitya1591

propensity1601

procliveness1623

propensation1650

resentment1655

verge1661

gravitating1816

c1530 T. Wolsey in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. II. 11 Knowyng hys Graces excellent propensyon to pyte and mercy.

a1567 T. Becon Demaundes Holy Script. (1577) sig. Bvii It is..a naturall propencion and inclinacion to noughtinesse, ingendred with vs at our byrth.

1588 G. Babington Profitable Expos. Lords Prayer iv. 290 In respect of our great propension to abuse his plentie.

1639 H. Glapthorne Trag. Albertus Wallenstein iv. iii. sig. Giv I feele A strong propension in my braine, to court Sleepe.

1676 M. Hale Contempl. Moral & Divine: 2nd Pt. 57 There are certain..Propensions in our Natures after certain Objects.

a1728 R. Pack Poet. Remains (1738) 34 To check those strong Propensions of the Will.

1798 C. Stearns Spring for Flowers (front matter) A quick sensibility..with freedom from uncouth habits; and full propension to love; all invite to early marriages.

1855 F. W. Faber Growth in Holiness (ed. 2) xxii. 397 In theology, devotion means a particular propension of the soul to God.

1898 P. F. Willert Mirabeau xi. 197 Would Mirabeau have believed it possible to aggravate the propension to extreme courses?

1928 T. Hardy Winter Words 135 What thing it was befel me,..And acted to compel me By that purposeless propension Which is mine, and not intention.

1991 E. S. Connell Alchymist's Jrnl. (1992) 199 As nothing might be found in humanity, nor any propension in which there is not a small facet of divinity to be registered, so shall a man complete himself by gazing upon himself.

†b. = propensity n. 1a. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > [noun] > favourable inclination

propensity1550

propension1592

propensitude1607

propenseness1681

1592 Parsons' Advt. to Secretarie L. Treasurers of Ingland 15 He examineth whether these so many fierce & cruell lawes..do proceede of her Maiesties owne inclination and propension or no.

1606 Bp. J. King Serm. Sept. 43 Wheresoeuer they haue met with any word..that beareth any..propension and fauour towards the vpholding of the eldership.

1625 P. Heylyn Μικρόκοσμος (rev. ed.) 560 The naturall propension of the people, [to] one of their own Nation.

1751 Let. in Daily Advertiser 16 Nov. in Notes & Queries (1979) Feb. 35/2 It is with the same kind of Propension that I have always rejoiced to see the Theatres made instrumental to the Relief of Literature in Distress.

1773 H. More Search after Happiness in Wks. (1830) I. 281 One false propension all her pow'rs confin'd, And chain'd her finer faculties of mind.

1886 W. Stubbs 17 Lect. Study Hist. i. 18 The political slang which each side uses to express their aversions and their propensions.

c. = propensity n. 1c. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [noun] > to some physical condition or action

inclinationa1398

disposition1398

propension1612

propensitya1623

bias1819

perpensity1871

1612 J. Cotta Short Discouerie Dangers Ignorant Practisers Physicke 191 In any propension thereto in the constitution or other disposition of the child, was nothing which might apparently be accused.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum ix. Introd. 212 The Aptnesse or Propension of Aire, or Water, to Corrupt or Putrifie.

1661 O. Felltham Resolves (rev. ed.) 239 Bodies planted aboue the vapourous Orb of Air..rest there..without propension of descent, or falling.

?1753 tr. J. Groeneveld Rudim. Physick viii. 47 The Valves of the Lacteals preventing its [sc. chyle's] Return, and their natural Propension to Constriction greatly assisting herein.

1837 W. Whewell tr. Galileo in Hist. Inductive Sci. II. vi. ii. 48 The impetus, energy, momentum, or propension to motion.

1997 Jrnl. Cell Biol. 137 1066/1 A premature met kinase signaling interruption could result in a major propension of cells to differentiate.

†2. Tendency to move in a specified direction; attraction to or towards an object; = propensity n. 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [noun]

kinda1200

disposingc1380

disposition1393

aptc1400

hieldc1400

remotiona1425

inclination?a1439

incliningc1450

taste1477

intendment1509

benta1535

swing1538

approclivity1546

aptness1548

swinge1548

drift1549

set1567

addiction1570

disposedness1583

swaya1586

leaning1587

intention1594

inflection1597

inclinableness1608

appetite1626

vogue1626

tendency1628

tendence1632

aptitude1633

gravitation1644

propension1644

biasing1645

conducement1646

flexure1652

propendency1660

tend1663

vergencya1665

pend1674

to have a way of1748

polarity1767

appetency1802

drive1885

overleaning1896

1644 K. Digby Two Treat. i. x. 83 Bodies that of themselues haue no propension vnto any determinate place.

1678 T. Hobbes Decameron Physiologicum viii. 89 He defines Gravity to be a Natural propension towards the Centre of the Earth.

1705 C. Purshall Ess. Mechanism Macrocosm 269 If the Needle were under the Equator, it would have no Propension more one way than another.

1709 Philos. Trans. 1708–09 (Royal Soc.) 26 324 A certain propension which some things have to one another, whereby they attract, retain, and alter each other.

Derivatives

† propensioner n. Obsolete rare something which has or causes a propensity.

ΚΠ

1657 Divine Lover 21 To the greate..comfort of such an Interior Propensioner, and God-thirstinge soule.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	propension
释义	propensionn. Brit. /prə(ʊ)ˈpɛnʃn/, U.S. /prəˈpɛnʃ(ə)n/, /proʊˈpɛnʃ(ə)n/ Forms: 1500s propencion, 1500s propensyon, 1500s– propension. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French propension; Latin prōpensiōn-, prōpensiō. Etymology: < Middle French propension (French propension ) inclination, disposition (1528; sense 2 is apparently not paralleled in French until later (1690)) and its etymon classical Latin prōpensiōn-, prōpensiō inclination, tendency < prōpens- , past participial stem of prōpendēre propend v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Italian propensione (1598 (in Florio) in sense 1a, 1630 (in Galileo) in sense 2). Compare later propensity n. Frequently with to. 1. a. = propensity n. 1b. Now archaic and rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [noun] > to, towards, or for something inclination?a1439 pronityc1475 forwardness1526 propensionc1530 proneness1548 propenseness1561 proclivitya1591 propensity1601 procliveness1623 propensation1650 resentment1655 verge1661 gravitating1816 c1530 T. Wolsey in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. II. 11 Knowyng hys Graces excellent propensyon to pyte and mercy. a1567 T. Becon Demaundes Holy Script. (1577) sig. Bvii It is..a naturall propencion and inclinacion to noughtinesse, ingendred with vs at our byrth. 1588 G. Babington Profitable Expos. Lords Prayer iv. 290 In respect of our great propension to abuse his plentie. 1639 H. Glapthorne Trag. Albertus Wallenstein iv. iii. sig. Giv I feele A strong propension in my braine, to court Sleepe. 1676 M. Hale Contempl. Moral & Divine: 2nd Pt. 57 There are certain..Propensions in our Natures after certain Objects. a1728 R. Pack Poet. Remains (1738) 34 To check those strong Propensions of the Will. 1798 C. Stearns Spring for Flowers (front matter) A quick sensibility..with freedom from uncouth habits; and full propension to love; all invite to early marriages. 1855 F. W. Faber Growth in Holiness (ed. 2) xxii. 397 In theology, devotion means a particular propension of the soul to God. 1898 P. F. Willert Mirabeau xi. 197 Would Mirabeau have believed it possible to aggravate the propension to extreme courses? 1928 T. Hardy Winter Words 135 What thing it was befel me,..And acted to compel me By that purposeless propension Which is mine, and not intention. 1991 E. S. Connell Alchymist's Jrnl. (1992) 199 As nothing might be found in humanity, nor any propension in which there is not a small facet of divinity to be registered, so shall a man complete himself by gazing upon himself. †b. = propensity n. 1a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > [noun] > favourable inclination propensity1550 propension1592 propensitude1607 propenseness1681 1592 Parsons' Advt. to Secretarie L. Treasurers of Ingland 15 He examineth whether these so many fierce & cruell lawes..do proceede of her Maiesties owne inclination and propension or no. 1606 Bp. J. King Serm. Sept. 43 Wheresoeuer they haue met with any word..that beareth any..propension and fauour towards the vpholding of the eldership. 1625 P. Heylyn Μικρόκοσμος (rev. ed.) 560 The naturall propension of the people, [to] one of their own Nation. 1751 Let. in Daily Advertiser 16 Nov. in Notes & Queries (1979) Feb. 35/2 It is with the same kind of Propension that I have always rejoiced to see the Theatres made instrumental to the Relief of Literature in Distress. 1773 H. More Search after Happiness in Wks. (1830) I. 281 One false propension all her pow'rs confin'd, And chain'd her finer faculties of mind. 1886 W. Stubbs 17 Lect. Study Hist. i. 18 The political slang which each side uses to express their aversions and their propensions. c. = propensity n. 1c. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [noun] > to some physical condition or action inclinationa1398 disposition1398 propension1612 propensitya1623 bias1819 perpensity1871 1612 J. Cotta Short Discouerie Dangers Ignorant Practisers Physicke 191 In any propension thereto in the constitution or other disposition of the child, was nothing which might apparently be accused. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum ix. Introd. 212 The Aptnesse or Propension of Aire, or Water, to Corrupt or Putrifie. 1661 O. Felltham Resolves (rev. ed.) 239 Bodies planted aboue the vapourous Orb of Air..rest there..without propension of descent, or falling. ?1753 tr. J. Groeneveld Rudim. Physick viii. 47 The Valves of the Lacteals preventing its [sc. chyle's] Return, and their natural Propension to Constriction greatly assisting herein. 1837 W. Whewell tr. Galileo in Hist. Inductive Sci. II. vi. ii. 48 The impetus, energy, momentum, or propension to motion. 1997 Jrnl. Cell Biol. 137 1066/1 A premature met kinase signaling interruption could result in a major propension of cells to differentiate. †2. Tendency to move in a specified direction; attraction to or towards an object; = propensity n. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [noun] kinda1200 disposingc1380 disposition1393 aptc1400 hieldc1400 remotiona1425 inclination?a1439 incliningc1450 taste1477 intendment1509 benta1535 swing1538 approclivity1546 aptness1548 swinge1548 drift1549 set1567 addiction1570 disposedness1583 swaya1586 leaning1587 intention1594 inflection1597 inclinableness1608 appetite1626 vogue1626 tendency1628 tendence1632 aptitude1633 gravitation1644 propension1644 biasing1645 conducement1646 flexure1652 propendency1660 tend1663 vergencya1665 pend1674 to have a way of1748 polarity1767 appetency1802 drive1885 overleaning1896 1644 K. Digby Two Treat. i. x. 83 Bodies that of themselues haue no propension vnto any determinate place. 1678 T. Hobbes Decameron Physiologicum viii. 89 He defines Gravity to be a Natural propension towards the Centre of the Earth. 1705 C. Purshall Ess. Mechanism Macrocosm 269 If the Needle were under the Equator, it would have no Propension more one way than another. 1709 Philos. Trans. 1708–09 (Royal Soc.) 26 324 A certain propension which some things have to one another, whereby they attract, retain, and alter each other. Derivatives † propensioner n. Obsolete rare something which has or causes a propensity. ΚΠ 1657 Divine Lover 21 To the greate..comfort of such an Interior Propensioner, and God-thirstinge soule. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1530
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