Synonyms for predilection
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Noun
1. Penchant
penchant, preference, propensity, proclivity, predisposition, taste, fondness, partiality, tendency, bent, liking, bias, love, affinity, inclination, fancy, favor US, favour UK, leaning, thing informal, cup of tea, bag, prepossession
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Definitions
- n. 1
A condition of favoring or liking; a tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition.
Related words
- Is a kind of
- bias disposition inclination prejudice tendency
Forms
- Plural
- predilections → penchants, preferences, propensities, proclivities…
Example sentences
- preference Have you got any preference between beef and lamb?
- propensity He has a propensity of picking his nose in public.
- penchant Women have a natural penchant for the mysterious.
- proclivity Your record indicates a proclivity for violence.
- orientation We will have a period of orientation for freshmen.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| predilection | steady | |
| preference | steady | |
| propensity | rising | |
| penchant | rising | |
| proclivity | rising | |
| orientation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- bag1
- 4 letters
- love1, bias2, bent1
- 5 letters
- thing1, taste1, favor2, fancy2
- 6 letters
- favour2, liking2
- 7 letters
- leaning2
- 8 letters
- tendency3, affinity4, penchant2, fondness2
- 10 letters
- preference3, propensity4, proclivity4, partiality5
- 11 letters
- orientation5, inclination4
- 13 letters
- prepossession
- 14 letters
- predisposition5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bias2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- prédilection
- Italiano
- predilezione