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1 inclination ⇒ tendency, 〈 karaktereigenschap ook〉 propensity, 〈 karaktereigenschap ook〉 penchant, 〈 karaktereigenschap ook〉 bent, 〈 slechte karaktereigenschap〉 proclivity♦voorbeelden:1 fascistische/artistieke neigingen • fascist/artistic tendencieshij toonde niet de minste neiging om … • he was not at all inclined to …vreemde neigingen hebben • have strange quirksik heb altijd de neiging om haar te beschermen • I always tend to protect herergens de neiging toe voelen • feel inclined to (do something)zijn natuurlijke neiging om precies het verkeerde te doen • his natural propensity for doing precisely the wrong thingeen neiging tot wreedheid • a proclivity to(wards) cruelty -
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n. inclination, tendency, propensity -
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n. inclination, disposition, disposal, affection, notion, addiction, tilt, leaning, tendency, trend, propensity, proclivity, bias, penchant, ply, aptitude, bent, mind -
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n. nose, facial feature above the mouth and below the eyes; part of the body used for smelling and breathing; sense of smell; propensity for detecting; proboscis; snout -
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6 zijn natuurlijke neiging om precies het verkeerde te doen
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propensity — pro‧pen‧si‧ty [prəˈpensti] noun propensities PLURALFORM [countable] 1. a tendency to behave in a particular way: • The plastic bodied car s propensity to catch fire killed demand. 2. marginal propensity to consume ECONOMICS the relationship… … Financial and business terms
Propensity — Pro*pen si*ty, n.; pl. {Propensities}. The quality or state of being propense; natural inclination; disposition to do good or evil; bias; bent; tendency. A propensity to utter blasphemy. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Syn: Disposition; bias;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
propensity — I noun ability, affinity, aptitude, aptness, art, attraction, bent, bias, capacity, deftness, dexterity, disposition, facility, fancy, favor, felicity, fondness, forte, genius, gift, inclination, knack, leaning, liking, mind, partiality, passion … Law dictionary
propensity — 1560s, disposition to favor, from obsolete adj. propense inclined, prone (1520s), from L. propendere incline to, hang forward, weigh over, from pro forward (see PRO (Cf. pro )) + pendere hang (see PENDANT (Cf. pendant)) … Etymology dictionary
propensity — *leaning, proclivity, penchant, flair Analogous words: *predilection, prejudice, bias, prepossession: *gift, aptitude, bent, turn, knack: predisposition, disposition, inclination (see corresponding verbs at INCLINE) Antonyms: antipathy … New Dictionary of Synonyms
propensity — [n] inclination, weakness ability, aptness, bent*, bias, capacity, competence, disposition, flash, inclining, leaning, liability, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, susceptibility, sweet tooth*, talent,… … New thesaurus
propensity — ► NOUN (pl. propensities) ▪ an inclination or tendency. ORIGIN from Latin propensus inclined … English terms dictionary
propensity — [prə pen′sə tē] n. pl. propensities [< propense, inclined < L propensus, pp. of propendere (see PROPEND) + ITY] 1. a natural inclination or tendency; bent 2. Obs. favorable inclination; bias ( for) SYN. INCLINATION … English World dictionary
propensity — n. (formal) 1) a propensity for (a propensity for exaggerating) 2) a propensity to + inf. (he has a propensity to exaggerate) * * * [prə pensɪtɪ] (formal) a propensity for (a propensity for exaggerating) a propensity to + inf. (he has a… … Combinatory dictionary
propensity — pro|pen|si|ty [prəˈpensıti] n plural propensities [C usually singular] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: propense tending (16 19 centuries), from Latin, past participle of propendere to lean toward ] formal a natural tendency to behave in a particular… … Dictionary of contemporary English
propensity — [[t]prəpe̱nsɪti[/t]] propensities N COUNT: oft N to inf, N for n A propensity to do something or a propensity for something is a natural tendency that you have to behave in a particular way. [FORMAL] Mr Bint has a propensity to put off decisions… … English dictionary