propensityn.

Brit.

/prə(ʊ)ˈpɛnsᵻti/, U.S.

/prəˈpɛnsədi/,

/proʊˈpɛnsədi/

Forms: 1500s propensitye, 1500s–1600s propensitie, 1600s propencity, 1600s– propensity.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prōpēns- , prōpendēre , -ity suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin prōpēns-, past participial stem of prōpendēre propend v. + -ity suffix. Compare post-classical Latin propensitas (a1536 in Erasmus), Italian propensità favour (a1536), physical characteristic of a body which determines its physical behaviour (a1601; sense 1b is apparently not paralleled in Italian until later (19th cent.)). Cf earlier propension n.

Frequently with to or towards.

a. Favourable inclination or disposition towards a person, party, etc.; partiality; goodwill; an instance of this. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

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

propensity1550

propension1592

propensitude1607

propenseness1681

1550 R. Sherry Treat. Schemes & Tropes sig. Eii The seconde forme, is an expression of naturall propensitie, and inclinacions to naturall affeccions, as of the fathers loue toward the chyldren.

1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 1219/2 Of good will and mere propensitye of hart..he is..ready to forewarne your grace.

1618 T. Taylor Christs Combate & Conquest 410 The Angells are described with wings stretched vpward, noting their propensity and readines to the commandements of Christ.

1678 Spanish Hist. 169 Your zeal and propensity in the service of the King and State.

1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation x. 132 Knowing the forwardness of the Duke's nature, and his great propensity towards him.

1760 T. Gray Let in Corr. (1971) ii. 717 If I had any little propensity, it was to Julie.

1827 T. Moore Mem. (1854) V. 236 Lord Liverpool, with all his kingly propensities, could do this [sc. manage the King] upon occasion.

1991 R. Jenkins Life at Centre xxi. 385 In spite of their somewhat greater propensity to me than to Wilson, I had considerable reservations.

b. A predisposition or inclination to, towards, or for a particular action, habit, quality, etc.; a tendency to do something.

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

1601 Bp. W. Barlow Def. Protestants Relig. v. 223 Viewing his owne infirmities, and propensity to sinne.

1658 A. Burgess Treat. Original Sinne vi. 103 Look then upon thy self, as the vilest sinner in the world, in respect of thy principles, and propencity to all sin.

1715 D. Defoe Family Instructor I. i. i. 23 A Natural Propensity in us to do Evil.

1781 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry III. xxi. 42 An early propensity to polite letters and poetry.

1813 S. Smith Wks. (1867) I. 225 That dreadful propensity which young men have for writing verses.

1888 H. James Aspern Papers I. vi. 56 I remembered what an acquisitive propensity she had shown.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xvi. [Eumaeus] 596 Such criminal propensities had never been an inmate of his bosom in any shape or form.

1942 J. A. Schumpeter Capitalism, Socialism & Democracy xviii. 210 Nor am I going to ask the reader to rely on the individual comrades' propensity to save.

1992 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 10 Sept. 5/7 [He] had a disturbing propensity for assaulting women.

c. Liability or tendency to some physical condition or action. Cf. propension n. 1c.

ΘΚΠ

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

inclinationa1398

disposition1398

propension1612

propensitya1623

bias1819

perpensity1871

a1623 W. Pemble Vindiciæ Gratiæ (1627) 156 The naturall propensity in a stone to move downewards.

1660 R. Sharrock Hist. Propagation & Improvem. Veg. 141 Why have those plants..a propensity of sending forth roots?

1678 G. Harvey Casus Medico-chirurgicus 25 It [sc. blood or other matter] must necessarily through its natural propensity of weight have descended down into the Pelvis.

1700 E. Howard Remarks New Philos. Des-Cartes iii. 226 The Motions of the Particles..of the Celestial Substance, have a natural propensity, to depart from their Centers.

1731 J. Arbuthnot Ess. Nature Aliments vi. 76 A great Propensity to the putrescent alkaline Condition of the Fluids.

1800 Philos. Mag. 7 299 The electric fluid..has a propensity to extend itself in a larger stream, or to divide itself into several.

1949 Our Industry (Anglo-Iranian Oil Co.) (ed. 2) xiii. 290 The Conradson Carbon-Residue Test is intended to give an indication of the relative forming propensity of an oil.

1977 Ann. Internal Med. 86 326/1 Different strains of chickens have..a similar propensity to infection.

1993 Jrnl. Biol. Chem. 268 22830 The NMR-derived models display a propensity for a type-I beta-bend involving residues 73-76.

†2. Tendency to move in a particular direction. Cf. propension n. 2. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [noun] > to move in some direction

propensity1642

propensitude1683

1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. L^v Nature..Binding all close with down-propensities.

†3. An overhanging part. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > high position > overhanging > [noun] > that which overhangs

eavesa1382

overhanging1548

pendle1567

overshut1630

overlet1656

propensity1755

lean-overa1885

1755 J. Smith Printer's Gram. iii. 36 The P is kerned, that its propensity may cover the back of the protruding angle of A.

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

单词	propensity
释义	propensityn. Brit. /prə(ʊ)ˈpɛnsᵻti/, U.S. /prəˈpɛnsədi/, /proʊˈpɛnsədi/ Forms: 1500s propensitye, 1500s–1600s propensitie, 1600s propencity, 1600s– propensity. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prōpēns- , prōpendēre , -ity suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin prōpēns-, past participial stem of prōpendēre propend v. + -ity suffix. Compare post-classical Latin propensitas (a1536 in Erasmus), Italian propensità favour (a1536), physical characteristic of a body which determines its physical behaviour (a1601; sense 1b is apparently not paralleled in Italian until later (19th cent.)). Cf earlier propension n. Frequently with to or towards. 1. a. Favourable inclination or disposition towards a person, party, etc.; partiality; goodwill; an instance of this. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > [noun] > favourable inclination propensity1550 propension1592 propensitude1607 propenseness1681 1550 R. Sherry Treat. Schemes & Tropes sig. Eii The seconde forme, is an expression of naturall propensitie, and inclinacions to naturall affeccions, as of the fathers loue toward the chyldren. 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 1219/2 Of good will and mere propensitye of hart..he is..ready to forewarne your grace. 1618 T. Taylor Christs Combate & Conquest 410 The Angells are described with wings stretched vpward, noting their propensity and readines to the commandements of Christ. 1678 Spanish Hist. 169 Your zeal and propensity in the service of the King and State. 1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation x. 132 Knowing the forwardness of the Duke's nature, and his great propensity towards him. 1760 T. Gray Let in Corr. (1971) ii. 717 If I had any little propensity, it was to Julie. 1827 T. Moore Mem. (1854) V. 236 Lord Liverpool, with all his kingly propensities, could do this [sc. manage the King] upon occasion. 1991 R. Jenkins Life at Centre xxi. 385 In spite of their somewhat greater propensity to me than to Wilson, I had considerable reservations. b. A predisposition or inclination to, towards, or for a particular action, habit, quality, etc.; a tendency to do something. 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 1601 Bp. W. Barlow Def. Protestants Relig. v. 223 Viewing his owne infirmities, and propensity to sinne. 1658 A. Burgess Treat. Original Sinne vi. 103 Look then upon thy self, as the vilest sinner in the world, in respect of thy principles, and propencity to all sin. 1715 D. Defoe Family Instructor I. i. i. 23 A Natural Propensity in us to do Evil. 1781 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry III. xxi. 42 An early propensity to polite letters and poetry. 1813 S. Smith Wks. (1867) I. 225 That dreadful propensity which young men have for writing verses. 1888 H. James Aspern Papers I. vi. 56 I remembered what an acquisitive propensity she had shown. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xvi. [Eumaeus] 596 Such criminal propensities had never been an inmate of his bosom in any shape or form. 1942 J. A. Schumpeter Capitalism, Socialism & Democracy xviii. 210 Nor am I going to ask the reader to rely on the individual comrades' propensity to save. 1992 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 10 Sept. 5/7 [He] had a disturbing propensity for assaulting women. c. Liability or tendency to some physical condition or action. Cf. propension n. 1c. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [noun] > to some physical condition or action inclinationa1398 disposition1398 propension1612 propensitya1623 bias1819 perpensity1871 a1623 W. Pemble Vindiciæ Gratiæ (1627) 156 The naturall propensity in a stone to move downewards. 1660 R. Sharrock Hist. Propagation & Improvem. Veg. 141 Why have those plants..a propensity of sending forth roots? 1678 G. Harvey Casus Medico-chirurgicus 25 It [sc. blood or other matter] must necessarily through its natural propensity of weight have descended down into the Pelvis. 1700 E. Howard Remarks New Philos. Des-Cartes iii. 226 The Motions of the Particles..of the Celestial Substance, have a natural propensity, to depart from their Centers. 1731 J. Arbuthnot Ess. Nature Aliments vi. 76 A great Propensity to the putrescent alkaline Condition of the Fluids. 1800 Philos. Mag. 7 299 The electric fluid..has a propensity to extend itself in a larger stream, or to divide itself into several. 1949 Our Industry (Anglo-Iranian Oil Co.) (ed. 2) xiii. 290 The Conradson Carbon-Residue Test is intended to give an indication of the relative forming propensity of an oil. 1977 Ann. Internal Med. 86 326/1 Different strains of chickens have..a similar propensity to infection. 1993 Jrnl. Biol. Chem. 268 22830 The NMR-derived models display a propensity for a type-I beta-bend involving residues 73-76. †2. Tendency to move in a particular direction. Cf. propension n. 2. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [noun] > to move in some direction propensity1642 propensitude1683 1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. L^v Nature..Binding all close with down-propensities. †3. An overhanging part. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > overhanging > [noun] > that which overhangs eavesa1382 overhanging1548 pendle1567 overshut1630 overlet1656 propensity1755 lean-overa1885 1755 J. Smith Printer's Gram. iii. 36 The P is kerned, that its propensity may cover the back of the protruding angle of A. 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