'Proclivity' definitions:
Definition of 'proclivity'
(from WordNet)
noun
A natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration" [syn: proclivity, propensity, leaning]
Definition of 'Proclivity'
From: GCIDE
- Proclivity \Pro*cliv"i*ty\, n. [L. proclivitas: cf. F. proclivit['e].] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Inclination; propensity; proneness; tendency. "A proclivity to steal." --Abp. Bramhall. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Readiness; facility; aptitude. [1913 Webster]
- He had such a dexterous proclivity as his teachers were fain to restrain his forwardness. --Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'proclivity'
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,
- feeling for,
- grain,
- idiosyncrasy,
- inclination,
- inclining,
- individualism,
- kidney,
- leaning,
- liability,
- liking,
- make,
- makeup,
- mental set,
- mettle,
- mind,
- mind-set,
- mold,
- mutual affinity,
- mutual attraction,
- nature,
- partiality,
- particular choice,
- penchant,
- personal choice,
- predilection,
- predisposition,
- preference,
- prejudice,
- prepossession,
- probability,
- 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,
- warp,
- weakness,
- willingness