Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - proclivity
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Proclivity
proclivity
noun (plural -ties) Etymology: Latin proclivitas, from proclivis sloping, prone, from pro- forward + clivus slope — more at pro-, declivity Date: circa 1591 an inclination or predisposition toward something; especially a strong inherent inclination toward something objectionable Synonyms: see leaning
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n. (pl. -ies) a tendency or inclination. Etymology: L proclivitas f. proclivis inclined (as PRO-(1), clivus slope) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. книж. склонность, наклонность, тенденция proclivity to idleness —- склонность к безделью ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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(proclivities) A proclivity is a tendency to behave in a particular way or to like a particular thing, often a bad way or thing. (FORMAL) He was indulging his own sexual proclivities. ...a proclivity to daydream. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~ n C + to/towards/for ~ formal a strong liking for something or natural tendency to do something, especially something bad (The child shows no proclivity towards aggression as far as I can see.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
6.
- 1591, from L. proclivitatem "a tendency, propensity," from proclivis "prone to," lit. "sloping," from pro- "forward" + clivus "a slope," from PIE *klei-wo-, suffixed form of *klei "to lean." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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