Predilection

Quick meaning: Predilection is a noun meaning A condition of favoring or liking; a tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition.

Meaning

A condition of favoring or liking; a tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition.

Example Sentences

... youth’s predilection for revolt.

Wilson doesn’t see any inconsistency between his socialism and his predilection for the high life.

But for him the first rule of judging was to set aside personal predilection and vote the law and the facts.

It was an illusion, of course, generated by Clevinger's predilection for staring fixedly at one side of a question and never seeing the other side at all.

Word Forms

• predilections

Synonyms for predilection

Depending on context, synonyms include affinity, bag, bent, dish, fancy, liking.

Antonyms for predilection

Common opposites include aversion, disinclination, indisposition.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include preference, penchant, taste, choice, favourite, fondness.

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