inclination vs propensity

inclination and propensity both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inclination	Yes	No	No	No
propensity	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, propensity is a hyponym of inclination; that is, propensity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inclination:

inclination: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
propensity: a natural inclination

Other hyponyms of inclination include direction, drift, movement, trend, Call, denominationalism, devices, sympathy, understanding, favoritism, favouritism, leaning, proclivity, bent, set, literalism, perseveration, predisposition, favor, favour, disapproval, disfavor, disfavour, dislike, partiality, partisanship, impartiality, nonpartisanship, dogmatism.

As nouns, propensity is a hyponym of inclination; that is, propensity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inclination:

inclination: that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking
propensity: an inclination to do something

Other hyponyms of inclination include leaning, tendency, stomach, undertow.

inclination (noun)	propensity (noun)
the act of inclining; bending forward	a disposition to behave in a certain way
a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect	a natural inclination
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical	an inclination to do something
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking
(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
(geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
(astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees

inclination vs propensity

inclination and propensity both are nouns.

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