proclivity

  • 21proclivity — pro·cliv·i·ty || prəʊ klɪvÉ™tɪ /prÉ™ n. tendency, propensity, inclination …

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  • 22proclivity — [prə klɪvɪti] noun (plural proclivities) an inclination or predisposition. Origin C16: from L. proclivitas, from proclivis inclined , from pro forward, down + clivus slope …

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  • 23proclivity — n. 1. Inclination, tendency, proneness, propensity, bias, disposition, leaning, bent, predisposition, direction, determination, bearing, drift, turn. 2. Readiness, aptitude, facility …

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  • 24proclivity — noun his sexual proclivities are none of your business Syn: inclination, tendency, leaning, disposition, proneness, propensity, bent, bias, penchant, predisposition; predilection, partiality, liking, preference, taste, fondness, weakness …

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  • 25proclivity — n 1. inclination, inclining, propensity, leaning, bent, turn, veering, Biol. tropism, cast; tendency, tending, bearing, verging, gravitation, drift; proneness, subjectability, aptness, liableness, likeliness, susceptibility, weakness, openness;… …

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  • 26proclivity — pro·cliv·i·ty …

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  • 27proclivity — pro•cliv•i•ty [[t]proʊˈklɪv ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition • Etymology: 1585–95; < L prōclīvitās downward slope, tendency =prōclīv(is) sloping downward, inclined (prō pro I+ clīvis …

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  • 28proclivity —   n. tendency; natural bent.    ♦ proclivitous, a. steep.    ♦ proclivous, a. bending forward at an angle …

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  • 29proclivity — n. (pl. ies) a tendency or inclination. Etymology: L proclivitas f. proclivis inclined (as PRO (1), clivus slope) …

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  • 30have a proclivity — index desire Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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