Synonyms for proclivity
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Noun
1. Propensity — A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially, a strong disposition or…
propensity, penchant, predilection, predisposition, inclination, tendency, bent, affinity, liking, preference, leaning, aptitude, proneness, instinct, bias, partiality, appetite, impulse, love, taste, disposition, turn
Definitions
- n. 1
A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially, a strong disposition or bent.
The child has a proclivity for exaggeration.
Forms
- Plural
- proclivities → propensities, penchants, predilections, predispositions…
Example sentences
- propensity He has a propensity of picking his nose in public.
- penchant Women have a natural penchant for the mysterious.
- predilection She always had a predilection for round numbers.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| proclivity | rising | |
| propensity | rising | |
| penchant | rising | |
| predisposition | rising | |
| predilection | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- love1, turn1, bias2, bent1
- 5 letters
- taste1
- 6 letters
- liking2
- 7 letters
- leaning2, impulse2
- 8 letters
- tendency3, instinct2, appetite3, affinity4, aptitude3, penchant2
- 9 letters
- proneness
- 10 letters
- preference3, propensity4, partiality5
- 11 letters
- disposition4, inclination4
- 12 letters
- predilection4
- 14 letters
- predisposition5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bias2 = 2 syllables).