3 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Proclivity \Pro*cliv"i*ty\, noun [L. proclivitas: cf. F. proclivit['e].]
1. Inclination; propensity; proneness; tendency. ''A proclivity to steal.'' --Abp. Bramhall.
2. Readiness; facility; aptitude.
He had such a dexterous proclivity as his teachers were fain to restrain his forwardness. --Sir H. Wotton.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
proclivity
noun
1: a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration" [syn: {propensity}, {leaning}]From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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