proclivity
noun
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Have you always had this leaning toward wanting to know about words and their etymologies? Maybe you even have a propensity to use the featured word several times in the course of the day—due, of course, not to a proclivity for pretentiousness, but because you simply have a penchant for using a rich vocabulary. And perhaps you have a predilection for using lots of synonyms, such as proclivity (from clivus, the Latin word for "slope"), referring to a tendency usually toward something bad; propensity, suggesting an often uncontrollable inclination; penchant, meaning an irresistible attraction; and predilection, which describes a strong liking derived from one's temperament.
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Basically every successful elite duo in recent memory — think Sidney Crosby–Evgeni Malkin in Pittsburgh, Jonathan Toews-Patrick Kane in Chicago, Alex Ovechkin–Nicklas Backstrom in Washington — featured different personalities and proclivities that found a way to mesh and make things work.
—Chris Johnston, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
You’re just left standing there naked in front of the world with all of your proclivities or kinks being judged by the world.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2025
Only a small number of the world’s animals, including lemurs and tamarins, have similar gustatory proclivities.
—Jessica Camille Aguirre, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Proclivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proclivity. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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