proclivity
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin prōclīvitās, from prōclīvis (“prone to”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (weak vowel distinction) IPA(key): /pɹoʊˈklɪvɪti/
- (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /pɹoʊˈklɪvəti/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪvɪti
Noun[edit]
proclivity (plural proclivities)
- 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 560090630:, 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[edit]
A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection
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