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PROCLIVITY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PROCLIVITY?

Need another word that means the same as “proclivity”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “proclivity” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Proclivity” are: leaning, propensity, liking, inclination, tendency, disposition, bent, bias, penchant, predisposition, predilection, partiality, preference, taste, fondness, weakness, proneness

Proclivity as a Noun

Definitions of "Proclivity" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “proclivity” as a noun can have the following definitions:

  • A natural inclination.
  • A tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition towards a particular thing.

Synonyms of "Proclivity" as a noun (17 Words)

bentGrass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens.
He had a bent for it.
biasA partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation.
His work showed a discernible bias towards philosophy.
dispositionThe way in which something is placed or arranged, especially in relation to other things.
The Prime Minister has shown a disposition to alter policies.
fondnessAffection or liking for someone or something.
I remember him with great fondness.
inclination(astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees.
An inclination of his head indicated his agreement.
leaningAn inclination to do something.
He felt leanings toward frivolity.
likingA feeling of regard or fondness.
Mrs Parsons had a liking for gin and tonic.
partialityA particular liking or fondness for something.
An attack on the partiality of judges.
penchantA strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something.
He has a penchant for adopting stray dogs.
predilectionA predisposition in favor of something.
A predilection for expensive cars.
predispositionA disposition in advance to react in a particular way.
Factors including genetic predisposition.
preferenceThe right or chance to choose.
He chose a clock in preference to a watch.
pronenessBeing disposed to do something.
Accident proneness.
propensityA natural inclination.
Their innate propensity to attack one another.
tasteThe sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus.
He found the aggressive competitiveness of the profession was not to his taste.
tendencyA characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect.
A tendency to be too strict.
weaknessA disadvantage or fault.
His weakness for prawn cocktails.

Usage Examples of "Proclivity" as a noun

  • A proclivity for hard work.
  • He has a proclivity for exaggeration.

Associations of "Proclivity" (30 Words)

aptnessAppropriateness for the occasion.
The aptness of iron to rust.
bearishResembling or likened to a bear, typically in being rough, surly, or clumsy.
A bearish figure with mutton chop whiskers.
characteristicThe integer part positive or negative of the representation of a logarithm in the expression log 643 2 808 the characteristic is 2.
He began with a characteristic attack on extremism.
crazeCause to go crazy; cause to lose one’s mind.
Internal stresses often caused the glue to craze.
dysgenicExerting a detrimental effect on later generations through the inheritance of undesirable characteristics.
Dysgenic breeding.
eclecticismThe theories or methods of the ancient Eclectic philosophers, who did not belong to or found any recognized school of thought but selected doctrines from various schools of thought.
The eclecticism of his work consciously reflects his upbringing.
fadAn intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short-lived; a craze.
Some regard green politics as no more than the latest fad.
fashionMake into a particular form.
The skins were fashioned into boots and shoes.
inclinationThe action of inclining the body or head.
John was a scientist by training and inclination.
latestOf most recent date.
The latest news.
leaningAn inclination to do something.
His early leanings towards socialism.
likingA taste for.
She developed a liking for gin.
notionA general inclusive concept.
She had a notion to ring her friend at work.
penchantA strong liking.
He has a penchant for adopting stray dogs.
predilectionA predisposition in favor of something.
A predilection for expensive cars.
predisposeMake someone liable or inclined to a specified attitude, action, or condition.
Lack of exercise may predispose an individual to high blood pressure.
predispositionSusceptibility to a pathogen.
Factors including genetic predisposition.
preferenceA strong liking.
He chose a clock in preference to a watch.
pronenessBeing disposed to do something.
His proneness to injury will seriously mar a promising career.
propensityA disposition to behave in a certain way.
His propensity for violence.
recentHaving happened, begun, or been done not long ago; belonging to a past period comparatively close to the present.
His recent trip to Africa.
savorTaste appreciatively.
Savor the soup.
savourThe taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth.
Gourmets will want to savour our game specialities.
streakCover a surface with streaks.
A streak of wildness.
temperamentThe adjustment of intervals in tuning a piano or other musical instrument so as to fit the scale for use in different keys in equal temperament the octave consists of twelve equal semitones.
She had an artistic temperament.
tendencyAn attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others.
For students there is a tendency to socialize in the evenings.
trendTurn sharply; change direction abruptly.
The northeastern trend of the coast.
vogueThe popular taste at a given time.
Crochet garments are in vogue this season.
whimA sudden desire.
He appeared and disappeared at whim.
whimsyPlayfully quaint or fanciful behaviour or humour.
The film is an awkward blend of whimsy and moralizing.
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