Proclivity

Noun

 * 1) A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially refers to a strong disposition or bent.
 * 2) * Episode 16
 * This therefore was the reason why the still comparatively young though dissolute man who now addressed Stephen was spoken of by some with facetious proclivities as Lord John Corley.

Synonyms

 * propensity

Thesaurus
a thing for, affinity, animus, aptitude, aptness, bag, bent, bias, cast, character, chosen kind, conatus, conduciveness, constitution, cup of tea, delight, diathesis, disposition, druthers, eagerness, eccentricity, fancy, fascination, favor, feeling for, grain, idiosyncrasy, inclination, inclining, individualism, kidney, leaning, liability, liking, make, makeup, mental set, mettle, mind, mind-set, mold, mutual affinity, mutual attraction, nature, partiality, particular choice, penchant, personal choice, predilection, predisposition, preference, prejudice, prepossession, probability, proneness, propensity, readiness, sensitivity to, set, slant, soft spot, stamp, strain, streak, stripe, style, susceptibility, sympathy, taste, temper, temperament, tendency, thing, tropism, turn, turn of mind, twist, type, warp, weakness, willingness

Etymology
From pro: + clivus:.

Translations

 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French: propension
 * German:
 * Italian: tendenza


 * Mandarin:
 * Norwegian: tendens
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: propensión