proclivity
Etymology
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Etymology
From Latin prōclīvitās, from prōclīvis ("prone to").
Pronunciation Nounproclivity (plural proclivities)
- A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially, a strong disposition or bent.
- Synonyms: penchant, propensity, Thesaurus:predilection
- The child has a proclivity for exaggeration.
- 1922 February, James Joyce, “[16]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC ↗:
- This therefore was the reason why the still comparatively young though dissolute man who now addressed Stephen was spoken of by some with facetious proclivities as Lord John Corley.
- French: propension, penchant, tendance, inclination
- German: Hang, Vorliebe, Schwäche, Neigung
- Italian: tendenza
- Russian: скло́нность
- Spanish: propensión, tendencia, inclinación, afición, predilección, gusto
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