Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A natural propensity or inclination; a predisposition.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Inclination; propensity; proneness; tendency.
  • noun Readiness; facility of learning.
  • noun Synonyms Bent, bias, predisposition, aptitude, turn (for).

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Inclination; propensity; proneness; tendency.
  • noun Readiness; facility; aptitude.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

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

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a natural inclination

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Latin prōclīvitās, from prōclīvis, inclined : prō-, forward; see pro– + clīvus, slope; see klei- in Indo-European roots.]

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From Latin prōclīvitās, from pro ("toward") + clīvus ("a slope, hill").

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  • "Ours is a privileged moment: never before has it been so easy to gain access to the errant musings, rapid-fire opinions, and random proclivity-ies of venture capitalists and others we enrich."

    Source: How Silicon Valley’s Workplace Culture Produced James Damore’s Google Memo

    January 22, 2018