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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a natural inclination;
- Example: "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"
[syn: proclivity, propensity, leaning]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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