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predilection::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | penchant, preference, taste |
| Type of | liking |
| Has types | acquired taste, weakness |
predilection::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | orientation, preference |
| Type of | predisposition |
a predilection for expensive cars.
Examples of predilection
predilection
His predilection for frivolous garden scenes with idle lovers makes him suspect.
From the inrich.com
My gut instinct tells me that you have a predilection belonging to a philosophy.
From the iftomm2003.com
Oh, and, of course, there's that predilection for young, honey-skinned beauties.
From the guardian.co.uk
Here the president shows his predilection for drawing figures with three faces.
From the theatlantic.com
My gut instinct tells me that you have a predilection pertaining to this doubt.
From the iftomm2003.com
It does not seem to have afforded an employment of predilection to any of them.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Also, these humanoids have an unexplained predilection for eating human flesh.
From the us.cnn.com
Then again, Europe's predilection for privacy could still emerge as a big barrier.
From the economist.com
He cannot explain his predilection for being in the right place at the right time.
From the usatoday.com
- A predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"
- Preference: a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
- Condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition
- A preconceived liking; partiality or preference (for).
- The preference of an individual of one culture, skin color or language as opposed to another.
- (n.): a predilection is a preference, or a preferred way of doing something. Thus, the Radley's preferred way of spending a Sunday afternoon was to keep the doors closed and not receive visitors
- Noun: an established preference for something
- (n): a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; preference
