Proclivity
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English
Noun
Proclivity (plural proclivities)- A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially refers to a strong disposition or bent.
- 1922, James Joyce , Ulysses Episode 16
- 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.
- 1922, James Joyce , Ulysses Episode 16
Synonyms
Notes
The word has a mildly negative connotation.
Thesaurus
a thing for, affinity, animus, aptitude, aptness, bag, bent, bias, cast, character, chosen kind, conatus, conduciveness, constitution, cup of tea, delight, diathesis, disposition, druthers, eagerness, eccentricity, fancy, fascination, favor, feeling for, grain, idiosyncrasy, inclination, inclining, individualism, kidney, leaning, liability, liking, make, makeup, mental set, mettle, mind, mind-set, mold, mutual affinity, mutual attraction, nature, partiality, particular choice, penchant, personal choice, predilection, predisposition, preference, prejudice, prepossession, probability, proneness, propensity, readiness, sensitivity to, set, slant, soft spot, stamp, strain, streak, stripe, style, susceptibility, sympathy, taste, temper, temperament, tendency, thing, tropism, turn, turn of mind, twist, type, warp, weakness, willingness
Etymology
From Latin pro (“toward”) + clivus (“a slope”).