perpensityn.
/pəˈpɛnsᵻti/, U.S. /pərˈpɛnsədi/ rare.† 1. Attention, care. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > attention > [noun]
gomec1175
thoughtc1175
tenta1300
curec1300
intentc1320
keepa1325
heed1357
attendancec1374
attentionc1374
aspect1393
marka1400
notea1400
advertencea1413
markingc1443
regard1457
advertisementc1487
noticec1487
attent?a1500
advertation?c1500
respect1509
garda1569
intendiment1590
on-waiting1590
attend1594
tendment1597
attending1611
fixationa1631
adversion1642
heeding1678
attendancya1680
perpensity1704
observe1805
intending1876
1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub ix. 170 I desire the Reader to attend with utmost Perpensity.
2. A propensity.
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the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [noun] > to some physical condition or action
inclinationa1398
disposition1398
propension1612
propensitya1623
bias1819
perpensity1871
1871 Times 21 June 8/3 A female Quixote of virtue, whose object has been the recovery of her husband and the cure of Thrillington's morbid perpensity to flirtation.
1992 Re: Those Wonderful Greys in rec.pets.birds (Usenet newsgroup) 1 July You realize that you will be getting the equivalent of a two-year-old with a perpensity to chew everything you own.
2003 Re: Reusse on Race in alt.sports.football.mn-vikings (Usenet newsgroup) 13 Nov. To *presume* that other new problems will now continue to go uncorrected shows a perpensity toward foolishness or hate.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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