ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsPproclivity
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proclivity
Meaning: a natural tendency or inclination toward something
proclivity in a sentence
How proclivity is used in real sentences:
Her proclivity for solving puzzles made math club appealing.
His proclivity for debate made him a natural choice for the team.
“She found no fracture, and his sister Mara, summoned from the hearing, teased him about his proclivity for hiding injuries until they interfered with work.”
— from the passage The Altered Shore
“Mara had inherited her grandfather's proclivity for patient listening, but not his adulation of any man who spoke loudly and owned more acreage.”
— from the passage The Marker on the Slope
Synonyms for proclivity
Other words for proclivity — tendency, inclination and propensity — carry the same meaning.
- tendency
- inclination
- propensity
Antonyms of proclivity
Words that mean the opposite of proclivity:
- aversion
- disinclination
- reluctance
Where it comes from
From Latin proclivis, meaning 'sloping forward or prone.'
Word parts
- pro — forward; before; in favor of
proclivity: pro- (forward) + cliv (slope) + -ity (state or quality)
Memory hook
PROCLIVITY leans forward toward a habit or preference.
Practice proclivity in the app