proclivity

pro·cliv·i·ty

P0577700 (prō-klĭv′ĭ-tē)n. pl. pro·cliv·i·ties A natural propensity or inclination; a predisposition: a proclivity for exaggeration; a proclivity to complain.

[Latin prōclīvitās, from prōclīvis, inclined : prō-, forward; see pro-¹ + clīvus, slope; see klei- in Indo-European roots.]

proclivity

(prəˈklɪvɪtɪ) n, pl -tiesa tendency or inclination[C16: from Latin prōclīvitās, from prōclīvis steep, from pro-¹ + clīvus a slope]

pro•cliv•i•ty

(proʊˈklɪv ɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties. natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition. [1585–95; < Latin prōclīvitās downward slope, tendency =prōclīv(is) sloping downward, inclined (prō- pro-¹ + -clīvis, adj. derivative of clīvus slope) + -itās -ity]

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proclivity - a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"leaning, propensityinclination, tendency, disposition - an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"

proclivity

noun (Formal) tendency, liking, leaning, inclination, bent, weakness, bias, disposition, penchant, propensity, kink, predisposition, predilection, partiality, proneness, liableness He was indulging his peculiar sexual proclivities.

proclivity

nounAn inclination to something:bent, bias, cast, disposition, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proneness, propensity, squint, tendency, trend, turn.

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noun tendency

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noun an inclination to something

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noun a natural inclination

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