proclivity
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin prōclīvitās, from pro (“toward”) + clīvus (“a slope, hill”).
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Noun[edit]
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
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A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection
