MEANING
A recurring inclination or tendency toward a particular activity or kind of behavior.
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- proclivity for risk
- artistic proclivities
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His proclivity for risk made every quiet month feel wasted.
She concealed her artistic proclivities beneath a practical profession.
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- proclivity
Usage notes
Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Singular proclivity; plural proclivities. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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