MEANING
A marked or habitual preference for a particular person, thing, or kind of activity.
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Use for a habitual preference that helps define a person.Give a character a recognizable, recurring taste or bias.
Words that belong together
- predilection for danger
- strong predilection
- predilection toward
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The inspector had a predilection for locked rooms and unreliable witnesses.
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Usage notes
Usually takes for or toward; it suggests a recurring preference, not a single passing choice.
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