propensity Definition

propensity
noun

propensities
1. A tendency or inclination.

Example: a propensity for chocolate
Example: a propensity to drink too much
Thesaurus: proclivity, tendency, inclination, predisposition, bent, bias, aptness, liability, leaning, penchant, foible, proneness, weakness, susceptibility, readiness; Antonym: disinclination.

Etymology: 16c: from Latin propensus hanging forward, from propendere, propensum to be inclined.