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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A natural propensity or inclination; predisposition. See Synonyms at predilection.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. Inclination; propensity; proneness; tendency.
  2. n. Readiness; facility of learning.
  3. n. Synonyms Bent, bias, predisposition, aptitude, turn (for).

Wiktionary

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

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. Inclination; propensity; proneness; tendency.
  2. n. Readiness; facility; aptitude.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a natural inclination

Etymologies

  1. From Latin prōclīvitās, from pro ("toward") + clīvus ("a slope, hill"). (Wiktionary)
  2. Latin prōclīvitās, from prōclīvis, inclined : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + clīvus, slope; see klei- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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