pronity

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noun

Proneness to do something; propensity.

OriginLatin prōnitās →
Scrabble 12
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Meanings

nounpronity (plural pronities)

plural pronities

  1. archaicProneness to do something; propensity.

    For I have very much vvondred at the devotedneſs of ſome Mens Spirits to the pretence of pure Mechaniſm in the ſolving of the Phænomena of the Univerſe, vvho yet othervviſe have not been of leſs Pretenſions to Piety and Vertue. Of vvhich Mechanick pronity I do not ſee any good tendency at all.

    1713, Franciscus Euistor the Palæopolite [pseudonym; Henry More], “The First Dialogue”, in Divine Dialogues, Containing Sundry Disquisitions & Instructions Concerning the Attributes of God and His Providence in the World. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Joseph Downing […], →OCLC, paragraph XII, page 23

Origin

  1. Latinprōnitās
  2. Englishpronity

Borrowed from Latin prōnitās.

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APA

pronity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pronity

MLA

“pronity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pronity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pronity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pronity.

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