predilection en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌpɹiː.dəˈlɛk.ʃn̩/ (UK)
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- /ˌpɹɛ.dəˈlɛk.ʃn̩/ (US)
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin praedīlēctiō.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A condition of favoring or liking; a tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition.
Wilson doesn’t see any inconsistency between his socialism and his predilection for the high life.
2001 March 13, Marina Cantacuzino, “On deadly ground”, in The Guardian:A row of houses he regards as a row of necessary evils. The softening and degeneration of the human race he attributes to its progressive predilection for interiors and waning interest in the art of going out and staying there.
1967, Flann O’Brien, chapter 2, in The Third Policeman:... youth’s predilection for revolt.
2000 October 23, Terry McCarthy, “Lost Generation”, in Time Asia: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.
1961 November 10, Joseph Heller, “Lieutenant Scheisskopf”, in Catch-22 […], New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, →OCLC, page 66:The young King looked tenderly at Mademoiselle Mancini, who gave him a glance quite as tender in return—not, however, unobserved. His mother had been for some time past a displeased spectator of a predilection which might become dangerous.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIX, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 219:American operating practice aims at the minimum wastage of time by locomotives at water columns and coal stages, and this predilection for shunters with high capacity tenders is thereby explained.
1941 November, “Notes and News: American Tank Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 523:The appointment as Member of the B.T.C. with "special responsibility for railway workshops" of Sir Steuart Mitchell is in accordance with Mr. Marples' predilection for non-railwaymen in the highest posts.
1962 April, “Talking of Trains: From guided weapons to the B.T.C.”, in Modern Railways, page 221:But for him the first rule of judging was to set aside personal predilection and vote the law and the facts.
1987 June 29, Edwin M. Yoder Jr., “Lewis Powell a Fine Sense of Balance”, in Washington Post:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| prædilection | alternative | lexicographic | |
| predilections | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
disinclination · indisposition · aversion
Hypernyms
tendency · inclination · bias · prejudice · disposition
Hyponyms
Relateds
Synonyms
liking · jam · proclivity · love · partiality · dish · tilt · bent · propension · preference · bag · penchant · thing · shine · predilection · predisposition · propensity · cup of joe · fancy · taste · affinity · cup of tea · cup of coffee
Translations (37)
sh sklonost (tendency towards) · de Neigung (tendency towards) · ca predilecció (tendency towards) · hi अनुराग (tendency towards) · nl neiging (tendency towards) · pt predileção (tendency towards) · sa पूर्वाभिरुचि (tendency towards) · hi पूर्वाभिरुचि (tendency towards) · cs záliba (tendency towards) · nl voorkeur (tendency towards) · ro predilecție (tendency towards) · ka მისწრაფება (tendency towards) · bg склонност (tendency towards) · cs slabost (tendency towards) · sh predilekcija (tendency towards) · hi खिचाव (tendency towards) · it predilezione (tendency towards) · fi mieltymys (tendency towards) · ka მიდრეკილება (tendency towards) · bg предпочитание (tendency towards) · sv förkärlek (tendency towards) · cs sklony (tendency towards) · es predilección (tendency towards) · sa अनुराग (tendency towards) · ru скло́нность (tendency towards) · de Faible (tendency towards) · la praedīlēctiō (tendency towards) · hu részrehajlás (tendency towards) · pdt Läne (tendency towards) · ru предрасполо́женность (tendency towards) · hu előszeretet (tendency towards) · de Vorliebe (tendency towards) · fr prédilection (tendency towards) · nb forkjærlighet (tendency towards) · gl predilección (tendency towards) · cmn 偏愛 /偏爱 (tendency towards) · nl voorliefde (tendency towards)