PROCLIVITY


Meaning of PROCLIVITY in English

pro ‧ cliv ‧ i ‧ ty /prəˈklɪvəti, prəˈklɪvɪti $ proʊ-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural proclivities ) [countable]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: proclivitas , from proclivis 'sloping' , from clivis 'hill' ]

formal a tendency to behave in a particular way, or to like a particular thing – used especially about something bad

proclivity to/towards/for

The child showed no proclivity towards aggression.

his sexual proclivities

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.