English → Latin
“proneness” in Latin
inclīnātiōact of leaning; tendency, inclination; mathematics slope, inclinationprōclīvitāssteep descent; tendency, proneness, disposition, propensity
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
proneness
(voluntatis) inclinatio; animi propensio; proclivitas. ☞ pronitas is an uncertain reading in Sen., and therefore to be carefully avoided. Klotz. Vid. INCLINATION, PROPENSITY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for proneness?
- The usual Latin words for “proneness” are inclīnātiō, prōclīvitās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.