proclivity

English

Etymology

From Latin prōclīvitās, from pro (“toward”) + clīvus (“a slope, hill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɹoʊˈklɪvɪti/
• IPA^(key): /pɹoʊˈklɪvəti/

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• Rhymes: -ɪvɪti

Noun

proclivity (plural proclivities)

1. A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially, a strong disposition or bent.
   • 1922 February, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC:
     , 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.

   The child has a proclivity for exaggeration.

Synonyms

• penchant, propensity, see also Thesaurus:predilection

Translations

A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection

• Armenian: հակում (hy) (hakum), հակվածություն (hy) (hakvacutʻyun)
• Bulgarian: склонност (bg) f (sklonnost), тенденция (bg) f (tendencija)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 傾向／倾向 (king¹ hoeng³), 癖性 (pik¹ sing³)

  Mandarin: 怪癖 (zh) (guài pǐ)

• Dutch: aanleg (nl), neiging (nl)
• Finnish: taipumus (fi)
• French: propension (fr) f
• German: Hang (de) m, Vorliebe (de) f, Schwäche (de) f, Neigung (de) f
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• Hungarian: hajlam (hu), hajlandóság (hu), hajlamosság
• Italian: tendenza (it)
• Norwegian: tendens (no) m
• Russian: скло́нность (ru) f (sklónnostʹ)
• Slovak: sklon m, predispozícia f, inklinácia f, tendencia f, záľuba f, zaľúbenie n, slabosť f
• Spanish: propensión (es), tendencia (es) f, inclinación (es) f, afición (es) f, predilección (es) f, gusto (es) m
• Turkish: yatkınlık (tr), eğilim (tr), temayül (tr) (obsolete)