Definition of predilection Predilection
/pɹɛˌdʌlɛˈkʃʌn/ - [predulekshun] - pre•di•lec•tion
We found 7 definitions of predilection from 6 different sources.
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What does predilection mean?
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NounPlural: predilections |
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| predilection - a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation" | ||
| preference, orientation | ||
| predisposition a disposition in advance to react in a particular way | ||
| predilection - a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" | ||
| preference, penchant, taste | ||
| liking a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin" | ||
| acquired taste a preference that is only acquired after considerable experience; "martinis are an acquired taste" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- predilection (Noun)
Condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- predilection (n.)
A previous liking; a prepossession of mind in favor of something; predisposition to choose or like; partiality.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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predilection
A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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predilection
prē-di-lek′shun, n. a choosing beforehand: favourable prepossession of mind: partiality.—v.t. Predilect′, to prefer. [L. præ, before, dilectio, -onis, choice—diligĕre, dilectum, to love—dis, apart, legĕre, to choose.]
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🔤- predilection, noun, singular of predilections.
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