proclivity

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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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, 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.

   The child has a proclivity for exaggeration.

Synonyms

• penchant, propensity, see also Wikisaurus:predilection

Translations

A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection

• Armenian: հակում (hy) (hakum), հակվածություն (hy) (hakvacutʿyun)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 怪癖 (zh) (guài pǐ)

• Dutch: aanleg (nl), neiging (nl)
• Finnish: taipumus (fi)
• French: propension (fr)

• German: Hang (de) m, Vorliebe (de) f, Schwäche (de) f, Neigung (de) f
• Italian: tendenza (it)
• Norwegian: tendens (no) m
• Russian: скло́нность (ru) f (sklónnostʹ)
• Spanish: propensión (es)
• Turkish: yatkınlık (tr), eğilim (tr), temayül (tr) (obsolete)