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[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].]
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1. Inclination; propensity; proneness; tendency. "A
proclivity to steal." --Abp. Bramhall.
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2. Readiness; facility; aptitude.
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He had such a dexterous proclivity as his teachers
were fain to restrain his forwardness. --Sir H.
Wotton.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
proclivity
n 1: a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for
exaggeration" [syn: proclivity, propensity, leaning]