'Predilection' definitions:
Definition of 'predilection'
From: WordNet
noun
A predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation" [syn: predilection, preference, orientation]
noun
A strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" [syn: preference, penchant, predilection, taste]
Definition of 'Predilection'
From: GCIDE
- Predilection \Pre`di*lec"tion\, n. [Pref. pre- + L. dilectus, p. p. diligere to prefer: cf. F. pr['e]dilection. See Diligent.] A previous liking; a prepossession of mind in favor of something; predisposition to choose or like; partiality. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'predilection'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a thing for,
- affinity,
- animus,
- aptitude,
- aptness,
- bag,
- bent,
- bias,
- cast,
- character,
- chosen kind,
- conatus,
- conduciveness,
- constitution,
- cup of tea,
- delight,
- diathesis,
- disposition,
- druthers,
- eagerness,
- eccentricity,
- fancy,
- fascination,
- favor,
- favoritism,
- feeling for,
- forejudgment,
- grain,
- idiosyncrasy,
- inclination,
- inclining,
- individualism,
- jaundice,
- jaundiced eye,
- kidney,
- leaning,
- liability,
- liking,
- make,
- makeup,
- mental set,
- mettle,
- mind,
- mind-set,
- mold,
- mutual affinity,
- mutual attraction,
- nature,
- one-sidedness,
- parti pris,
- partialism,
- partiality,
- particular choice,
- partisanship,
- penchant,
- personal choice,
- preapprehension,
- preconception,
- preconclusion,
- preconsideration,
- predecision,
- predetermination,
- predisposition,
- preference,
- prejudgment,
- prejudication,
- prejudice,
- premature judgment,
- prenotion,
- prepossession,
- presumption,
- presupposal,
- presupposition,
- presurmise,
- probability,
- proclivity,
- proneness,
- propensity,
- readiness,
- sensitivity to,
- set,
- slant,
- soft spot,
- stamp,
- strain,
- streak,
- stripe,
- style,
- susceptibility,
- sympathy,
- taste,
- temper,
- temperament,
- tendency,
- thing,
- tropism,
- turn,
- turn of mind,
- twist,
- type,
- undetachment,
- undispassionateness,
- warp,
- weakness,
- willingness