PROCLIVITY
Dictionary entry overview: What does proclivity mean? • PROCLIVITY (noun)
The noun PROCLIVITY has 1 sense:
1. a natural inclination
Familiarity information: PROCLIVITY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PROCLIVITY (noun)
Meaning:
A natural inclination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
proclivity; leaning; propensity
Context example:
he has a proclivity for exaggeration
Hypernyms ("proclivity" is a kind of...):
disposition; inclination; tendency (an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others)
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