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proneness

proneness

1 7.7
A tendency to do or experience something, often something bad
  • noun
  • /ˈproʊnɪs/
translation icon : propensión
  • The association between boredom proneness and satisfaction levels was suggested by Farmer and Sundberg (1986).
  • boredom proneness
  • obesity proneness
  • depression proneness

And so, if not sin or a proneness towards sinning, what exactly was inaugurated by Adam and Eve's eating of the fruit?

Examples

  • Unfortunately, burnout proneness is strongly associated with individuals who score high in Type A personality traits.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Marie's proneness to become emotionally aroused is about the same as that of other adults.

    Academic text (2000)

  • One notable concern with the obesity proneness model is the focus on parents.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Perhaps the obesity proneness model is applicable only to girls.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Moreover, results suggest that this perspective yields findings consistent with the obesity proneness model.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The obesity proneness model suggests that parents may influence their offspring's development of disordered eating.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Outside the context of work, results of two studies showed that boredom proneness was significantly related to decreased life satisfaction scores.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The relationship between dysfunctional attitudes and depression proneness remained significant even after controlling for current-level depression.

    Academic text (1990)

  • In addition, Cook and Medley Hostility Scale scores and self-assessed anger proneness were significantly correlated.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Her proneness to anxiety often made social situations overwhelming for her.

Synonyms

propensity
vsproneness
36 7.3

A natural tendency to behave in a certain way

is similar but stresses being likely to do or experience undesirable things
proclivity
vsproneness
19 8.5

A natural liking or habit of doing something, often a bad thing

is a general disposition often pointing to undesirable outcomes
susceptibility
vsproneness
11 7.1

A state of being easily affected or harmed by something

is about an inner tendency to act or experience events
susceptibleness
vsproneness
8.2

Being easily affected or influenced by something

is the idea of being likely to do or experience things

Antonyms

immunity
  • Specialized
101 3.5

Protection from disease because the body fights the germ

How Likely

certainty
  • Literature
202 3.4
proneness
1 7.7
tendency
316 2.8
resistance
  • Specialized
54 4.1
immunity
52 4.7

Surface Forms

proneness singular
pronenesses plural

Morphology

proneness = prone (transparent) = prone + ness

Formed by the regular noun-forming suffix '-ness' added to the adjective 'prone', so the meaning is directly the state of being prone.

Etymology

Proneness comes from the word prone, which comes from the old Latin pronus meaning 'bent forward' or 'inclined'. Imagine someone leaning forward — they are 'inclined' that way, and the ending -ness makes it the 'state of being', so proneness is the state of being likely to do or experience something.