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proclivity

noun
/pɹəʊˈklɪvɪti/UK/pɹoʊˈklɪvɪti/CA/pɹəʉˈklɪvɪti/

Etymology

From Latin prōclīvitās, from prōclīvis (“prone to”).

  1. derived from prōclīvitās

Definitions

  1. A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection

    A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially, a strong disposition or bent.

    • The child has a proclivity for exaggeration.
    • 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA