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proclivity    音标拼音: [prokl'ɪvəti]
n. 倾向,癖性,气质

倾向,癖性,气质

proclivity
n 1: a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for
exaggeration" [synonym: {proclivity}, {propensity}, {leaning}]

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]

81 Moby Thesaurus words for "proclivity":
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


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  • Differences between propensity, predilection and proclivity
    Proclivity: natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition: a proclivity to meticulousness So while propensity and proclivity are close synonyms, and interchangeable, predilection means something different, and should not be used as a synonym
  • What is the difference between inclination and its varieties?
    What is the difference between tendency - propensity - disposition - inclination - proclivity? Propensity seems to be a 'natural' inclination, i e "Man has the propensity to be selfish", and
  • Whats the word or phrase for how ones bodys health or behavior is . . .
    Dictionaries tend to define proclivity as the fact that someone likes something or likes to do something, especially something considered morally wrong but there are 1,670 hits in Google Books for the collocation proclivity to disease - hardly morally wrong, and certainly nothing that anyone would like to have In light of that, I think it's quite reasonable to use [personal
  • What is the origin of the expression A Mexican standoff?
    Several sources I have found suggest that the “Mexican” modifier in the phrase refers to a supposed proclivity of 19th century Mexican “bandits” for running away from a fair fight
  • Is there a word that describes a person who constantly exaggerates?
    You might try Munchausen, after the fictional (and fiction-creating) German Baron Be careful, though; the word has been taken up by the medical profession to describe somebody who constantly fantasises or lives in a dream world, which is stronger than the original meaning, and probably stronger than you're looking for
  • meaning - heavy or strong taste in doing things - English Language . . .
    Proclivity: a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition towards a particular thing For example: "Ralph has a penchant for whips and chains but Sue had a proclivity for candles and rose petals" If you are talking about a woman you could use Nymphomania: uncontrollable or excessive sexual desire in a woman
  • Difference between meaning of life and purpose of life
    In other words, our finite ability to describe reality-- reflection; our tendency to pick and choose aspects of reality-- selection; and our proclivity either consciously or unconsciously to ignore reality— deflection; all simultaneously both describe and distort reality
  • word usage - Is propensity only used for people? - English Language . . .
    Do you like the use use of propensity when talking about tumors* seizures (as a result of a drug's side effect) companies countries Or is it used only for people? *Example: Certainly we can't say
  • Word for consciously doing something without knowing that it is already . . .
    I'm looking for a single word, possibly ending in "-consciously", that represents doing something socially common that you were not aware had a name or a greater context For example, many people
  • etymology - What is the origin of “My thing”? - English Language . . .
    'Your thing' as a proclivity or special interest, in the 1960s and 1970s music lyrics There are actually two strains of meaning to "my thing" "your thing" as used in the 1960s and 1970s One is the laid-back, "following my own path" sense of the phrase, which finds expression in the Bob Dylan song " If Dogs Run Free," from his album New Morning (1970) Sample lyrics: If dogs run free, then why





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