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pro·cliv·i·ty

[proh-kliv-i-tee] Pronunciation Key

–noun, plural -ties.

natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition: a proclivity to meticulousness.

[Origin: 1585–95; < L prōclīvitās tendency, lit., a steep descent, steepness, equiv. to prōclīv(is) sloping forward, steep (prō- pro-¹ + clīv(us) slope + -is adj. suffix) + -itās -ity

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—Synonyms bent, leaning, disposition.

—Antonyms aversion.

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pro·cliv·i·ty (prō-klĭv'ĭ-tē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. pro·cliv·i·ties
A natural propensity or inclination; predisposition. See Synonyms at predilection.

[Latin prōclīvitās, from prōclīvis, inclined : prō-, forward; see pro-¹ + clīvus, slope; see klei- in Indo-European roots.]

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proclivity

1591, from L. proclivitatem (nom. proclivitas) "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" (see lean (v.)).

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