proclivity

English

Etymology

From Latin pro (“toward”) + clivus (“a slope”).

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪvɪti

Noun

proclivity (plural proclivities)

1. 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.

Synonyms

• propensity

Translations

A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection

Dutch: aanleg (nl),neiging (nl) Finnish: taipumus (fi) French: propension (fr) German: Hang (de) m. Italian: tendenza (it)

Mandarin: trad. and simpl. 癖性 (pinyin: pǐxìng) Norwegian: tendens (no) m. Russian: склонность (ru) f. Spanish: propensión (es)