Meaning

1 senses

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

    The child has a proclivity for exaggeration.

    Hang, Vorliebe, Schwäche

    скло́нностьsklónnostʹ

    схильністьsxylʹnistʹ, нахилnaxyl

    a natural inclination

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Tom has a proclivity for violence.

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  2. Your record indicates a proclivity for violence.

    ruВ вашей характеристике отмечена склонность к насилию.

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  3. You have a proclivity for getting yourself into difficult situations.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection:
Русский
By meaning 1
A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: proclivities
Singularproclivity
Pluralproclivities

regular

Synonyms

24 synonyms
bagA1bentB1loveA1dishA1fancyB1jamA2predilectionC2preferenceB1shineA2tasteB1thingA1penchantpropensityaffinity
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
processionprocessorproclaimB1proclamationprocrastinateprocrastinationB1procrastinatorproctor
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