proclivity

From Latin prōclīvitās, from prōclīvis (“prone to”).

• (weak vowel distinction) IPA^(key): /pɹoʊˈklɪvɪti/
• (weak vowel merger) IPA^(key): /pɹoʊˈklɪvəti/

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• Rhymes: -ɪvɪti

proclivity (plural proclivities)

1. A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially, a strong disposition or bent.

   Synonyms: penchant, propensity; see also Thesaurus:predilection

   The child has a proclivity for exaggeration.

   • 1922 February, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC:

     , Episode 16

     This therefore was the reason why the still comparatively young though dissolute man who now addressed Stephen was spoken of by some with facetious proclivities as Lord John Corley.

   • 1995, Andreu Mas-Colell, Michael D. Whinston, and Jerry R. Green, Microeconomic Theory, Oxford University Press, page 10:

     The idea is that the choice of ${\displaystyle x}$ when facing the alternatives ${\displaystyle \{x,y\}}$ reveals a proclivity for choosing ${\displaystyle x}$ over ${\displaystyle y}$ that we should expect to see reflected in the individual's behavior when faced with the alternatives ${\displaystyle \{x,y,z\}}$.