proclivity
UK/pɹəʊˈklɪvɪti//pɹoʊˈklɪvɪti/
proclivity noun: a predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially, a strong disposition or bent.
Noun
proclivity (plural proclivities)
- A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially, a strong disposition or bent.
- The child has a proclivity for exaggeration.
- 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.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[16]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- penchant, propensity, affinity, bag, bent, love, cup of coffee, cup of joe, cup of tea, dish
proclivity meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
proclivity in Tamil
- சார்பு நாட்டம், சார்பான நாட்டம்
proclivity in Urdu
- جھکاؤ, رجحان
proclivity in Malayalam
- വാസന, പ്രവണത
proclivity in Kannada
- ಒಲವು, ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಿ, ಇಚ್ಛೆ, ಪ್ರವಣತೆ
Examples of proclivity in a sentence
- Moreover, as a species with some proclivity for motility, but not having any strong mucoadhesiveness, L.
- Despite their number and their assimilationist proclivities, Filipino Punjabis are sometimes pejoratively called 'five-six Indians'.
- The human being is born with no innate proclivity to crime or special kind of unpatriotism.
Synonyms of proclivity
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Forms of proclivity
| plural | proclivities |
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Origin of proclivity
From Latin prōclīvitās, from prōclīvis (“prone to”).
Words that rhyme with proclivity
- nativity
- activity
- privity
- relativity
- normativity
- binormativity
- hectivity
- homonormativity
- snacktivity
- transnormativity
- affectivity
- allonormativity
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Questions about proclivity
- What does proclivity mean?
- Proclivity means a predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially, a strong disposition or bent.
- What is proclivity in Tamil?
- Proclivity in Tamil is சார்பு நாட்டம், சார்பான நாட்டம். See Proclivity meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is proclivity?
- Proclivity is a noun.
- How do you pronounce proclivity?
- Proclivity is pronounced /pɹəʊˈklɪvɪti/ (UK).
- What is the plural of proclivity?
- The plural of proclivity is proclivities.
Words near proclivity in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: proclivity (page history and authors); proclivity (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); proclivity (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); proclivity (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); proclivity (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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