proclivityn.

Brit.

/prəˈklɪvᵻti/, U.S.

/prəˈklɪvᵻdi/,

/proʊˈklɪvᵻdi/

Forms: 1500s–1600s procliuitie, 1500s– proclivity, 1600s procliuity.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin prōclīvitās.

Etymology: < classical Latin prōclīvitās downward slope, tendency, propensity < prōclīvis proclive adj. + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare Middle French, French proclivité propensity (1576 in the passage translated in quot. 1594 at sense 1b; obsolete in this sense; from 19th cent. in sense ‘slope’).

a. An inclination toward something (esp. something considered morally wrong); a predisposition, a tendency.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > [noun] > predisposition

proclivity1561

predisposition1626

1561 F. Coxe Short Treat. Wickednesse Magicall Sci. f. 4 iiij Forseinge y^t procliuitie or redines of men, how apt & prone thei are to euel.

1606 J. Marston Parasitaster iv. sig. H Though indeede I had a certaine procliuity, but thou madest me resolute.

1656 T. Hobbes Questions Liberty, Necessity & Chance 242 That which he calls a necessity is no more but a proclivity.

1708 in T. Fowler Hist. Corpus Christi Coll. (1893) 263 Persons with Jacobite proclivities.

1734 ‘Philanthropos’ Let. 6 Nov. in S. Keimer Caribbeana (1741) II. 1 No body..can be more ready to make Allowances for the Proclivities of Nature.

1850 Southern Literary Messenger Sept. 523/1 Every graduate would be prepared to serve as a lieutenant, surgeon, purser or chaplain, according to the proclivities of his taste.

1879 M. Pattison Milton i. 6 The tutor to whom the young Milton was consigned was specially noted for Arminian proclivities.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 770 The family proclivity is only..a local tissue proclivity.

1939 H. E. Barnes Soc. in Transition xvii. 767 Professor Hooton's thesis that general organic and mental inferiority may be directly associated with criminality and other antisocial proclivities.

1993 Latin Mass Special Ed. 7/2 He hid his traditionalist proclivities from Mount St. Mary's Seminary officials.

b. An inclination to, towards, or for some action, habit, or thing; (also) a propensity to do something.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [noun] > to, towards, or for something

inclination?a1439

pronityc1475

forwardness1526

propensionc1530

proneness1548

propenseness1561

proclivitya1591

propensity1601

procliveness1623

propensation1650

resentment1655

verge1661

gravitating1816

a1591 H. Smith Gods Arrowe (1593) v. sig. M Hee hath no proclivitie or willingness of himself to come.

1594 R. Ashley tr. L. le Roy Interchangeable Course vi. f. 77^v Iniquitie of nature, and procliuitie vnto vice.

a1639 H. Wotton View Life & Death Duke of Buckingham in Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1651) 76 To which lessons he had such a dextrous proclivity, as his teachers were fain to restrain his forwardness.

1651 T. Hobbes Philos. Rudim. i. §12. 13 This naturall proclivity of men, to hurt each other.

1721 R. Keith tr. Thomas à Kempis Soliloquy of Soul xiii, in tr. Thomas à Kempis Select Pieces II. 202 Known unto thee it is, how great a Proclivity there is in my Nature to fall.

1762 J. Ball Mod. Pract. Physic (ed. 2) I. xxiv. 379 Profuse venery, or an uncommon proclivity towards it.

1813 S. Smith Wks. (1850) 218 Persons..found with such a proclivity to servitude.

1864 H. Spencer Princ. Biol. I. ii. iv. §65. 181 The vitalized molecules composing the tissues, show their proclivity towards a particular arrangement.

1876 J. S. Bristowe Treat. Theory & Pract. Med. ii. i. 140 A proclivity to catch cold.

1921 S. de Madariaga in J. E. C. Flitch tr. M. de Unamuno Tragic Sense of Life in Men & Peoples p. xx In both a certain proclivity towards ploughing a solitary furrow and becoming self-centred.

1968 A. Storr Human Aggression x. 92 Perhaps our most unpleasant characteristic as a species is our proclivity for bullying the helpless.

1993 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 30 May 21/1 The human race's ancient and continuing proclivity to make up strange little myths and then solemnly pass them around as the truth.

†2. A steep slope. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > slope > [noun] > steep

cliffOE

cleevec1300

hangingc1400

braea1500

steep1555

steepness1585

proclivity1645

upright1712

sliddera1793

snab1797

scarp1802

escarpment1815

shin1817

escarp1856

hag1868

jump-off1873

inface1896

fault-scarp1897

scarping1909

fault-line scarp1911

steephead1918

jump-up1927

1645 J. Evelyn Mem. 7 Feb. (1818) I. 140 We alighted, crawling up the rest of the proclivity with great difficulty.

1795 A. Aufrere tr. K. U. von Salis Marschlins Trav. Kingdom Naples 329 The village of Paderno, behind which the proclivities of the Appennines appear cloathed with olive-trees.

1848 Southern Literary Messenger Nov. 667/2 Scattering it [sc. the foam] here and there over the valley or suspending it like roses to the branches of the trees or the proclivities of the rock.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	proclivity
释义	proclivityn. Brit. /prəˈklɪvᵻti/, U.S. /prəˈklɪvᵻdi/, /proʊˈklɪvᵻdi/ Forms: 1500s–1600s procliuitie, 1500s– proclivity, 1600s procliuity. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin prōclīvitās. Etymology: < classical Latin prōclīvitās downward slope, tendency, propensity < prōclīvis proclive adj. + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare Middle French, French proclivité propensity (1576 in the passage translated in quot. 1594 at sense 1b; obsolete in this sense; from 19th cent. in sense ‘slope’). 1. a. An inclination toward something (esp. something considered morally wrong); a predisposition, a tendency. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > [noun] > predisposition proclivity1561 predisposition1626 1561 F. Coxe Short Treat. Wickednesse Magicall Sci. f. 4 iiij Forseinge y^t procliuitie or redines of men, how apt & prone thei are to euel. 1606 J. Marston Parasitaster iv. sig. H Though indeede I had a certaine procliuity, but thou madest me resolute. 1656 T. Hobbes Questions Liberty, Necessity & Chance 242 That which he calls a necessity is no more but a proclivity. 1708 in T. Fowler Hist. Corpus Christi Coll. (1893) 263 Persons with Jacobite proclivities. 1734 ‘Philanthropos’ Let. 6 Nov. in S. Keimer Caribbeana (1741) II. 1 No body..can be more ready to make Allowances for the Proclivities of Nature. 1850 Southern Literary Messenger Sept. 523/1 Every graduate would be prepared to serve as a lieutenant, surgeon, purser or chaplain, according to the proclivities of his taste. 1879 M. Pattison Milton i. 6 The tutor to whom the young Milton was consigned was specially noted for Arminian proclivities. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 770 The family proclivity is only..a local tissue proclivity. 1939 H. E. Barnes Soc. in Transition xvii. 767 Professor Hooton's thesis that general organic and mental inferiority may be directly associated with criminality and other antisocial proclivities. 1993 Latin Mass Special Ed. 7/2 He hid his traditionalist proclivities from Mount St. Mary's Seminary officials. b. An inclination to, towards, or for some action, habit, or thing; (also) a propensity to do something. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [noun] > to, towards, or for something inclination?a1439 pronityc1475 forwardness1526 propensionc1530 proneness1548 propenseness1561 proclivitya1591 propensity1601 procliveness1623 propensation1650 resentment1655 verge1661 gravitating1816 a1591 H. Smith Gods Arrowe (1593) v. sig. M Hee hath no proclivitie or willingness of himself to come. 1594 R. Ashley tr. L. le Roy Interchangeable Course vi. f. 77^v Iniquitie of nature, and procliuitie vnto vice. a1639 H. Wotton View Life & Death Duke of Buckingham in Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1651) 76 To which lessons he had such a dextrous proclivity, as his teachers were fain to restrain his forwardness. 1651 T. Hobbes Philos. Rudim. i. §12. 13 This naturall proclivity of men, to hurt each other. 1721 R. Keith tr. Thomas à Kempis Soliloquy of Soul xiii, in tr. Thomas à Kempis Select Pieces II. 202 Known unto thee it is, how great a Proclivity there is in my Nature to fall. 1762 J. Ball Mod. Pract. Physic (ed. 2) I. xxiv. 379 Profuse venery, or an uncommon proclivity towards it. 1813 S. Smith Wks. (1850) 218 Persons..found with such a proclivity to servitude. 1864 H. Spencer Princ. Biol. I. ii. iv. §65. 181 The vitalized molecules composing the tissues, show their proclivity towards a particular arrangement. 1876 J. S. Bristowe Treat. Theory & Pract. Med. ii. i. 140 A proclivity to catch cold. 1921 S. de Madariaga in J. E. C. Flitch tr. M. de Unamuno Tragic Sense of Life in Men & Peoples p. xx In both a certain proclivity towards ploughing a solitary furrow and becoming self-centred. 1968 A. Storr Human Aggression x. 92 Perhaps our most unpleasant characteristic as a species is our proclivity for bullying the helpless. 1993 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 30 May 21/1 The human race's ancient and continuing proclivity to make up strange little myths and then solemnly pass them around as the truth. †2. A steep slope. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > slope > [noun] > steep cliffOE cleevec1300 hangingc1400 braea1500 steep1555 steepness1585 proclivity1645 upright1712 sliddera1793 snab1797 scarp1802 escarpment1815 shin1817 escarp1856 hag1868 jump-off1873 inface1896 fault-scarp1897 scarping1909 fault-line scarp1911 steephead1918 jump-up1927 1645 J. Evelyn Mem. 7 Feb. (1818) I. 140 We alighted, crawling up the rest of the proclivity with great difficulty. 1795 A. Aufrere tr. K. U. von Salis Marschlins Trav. Kingdom Naples 329 The village of Paderno, behind which the proclivities of the Appennines appear cloathed with olive-trees. 1848 Southern Literary Messenger Nov. 667/2 Scattering it [sc. the foam] here and there over the valley or suspending it like roses to the branches of the trees or the proclivities of the rock. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1561
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