Associations to the word «Propensity»

Wiktionary

PROPENSITY, noun. A tendency, preference, or attraction.

Dictionary definition

PROPENSITY, noun. An inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity".
PROPENSITY, noun. A natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration".
PROPENSITY, noun. A disposition to behave in a certain way; "the aptness of iron to rust"; "the propensity of disease to spread".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn