The difference between Bent and Propensity
When used as nouns, bent means an inclination or talent, whereas propensity means a tendency, preference, or attraction.
Bent is also adjective with the meaning: folded, dented.
check bellow for the other definitions of Bent and Propensity
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Bent as a verb:
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Bent as an adjective (Of something that is usually straight):
folded, dented
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Bent as an adjective (derogatory, colloquial, chiefly, UK):
Homosexual.
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Bent as an adjective:
Determined or insistent.
Examples:
"He was bent on going to Texas, but not even he could say why."
"They were bent on mischief."
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Bent as an adjective:
(Of a person) leading a life of crime.
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Bent as an adjective (slang, football):
inaccurately aimed
Examples:
"That shot was so bent it left the pitch."
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Bent as an adjective (colloquial, chiefly, US):
Suffering from the bends
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Bent as an adjective (slang):
High from both marijuana and alcohol.
Examples:
"Man, I am so bent right now!"
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Bent as a noun:
An inclination or talent.
Examples:
"He had a natural bent for painting."
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Bent as a noun:
A predisposition to act or react in a particular way.
Examples:
"His mind was of a technical bent."
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Bent as a noun:
The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity.
Examples:
"the bent of a bow"
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Bent as a noun:
A declivity or slope, as of a hill.
Examples:
"rfquotek Dryden"
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Bent as a noun:
Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course.
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Bent as a noun (carpentry):
A transverse frame of a framed structure.
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Bent as a noun:
Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus.
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Bent as a noun:
Any of various stiff or reedy grasses.
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Bent as a noun:
A grassy area, grassland.
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Bent as a noun:
The old dried stalks of grasses.
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Propensity as a noun:
A tendency, preference, or attraction.
Examples:
"He has a propensity for lengthy discussions of certain favorite topics."