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- Differences between propensity, predilection and proclivity
Proclivity: natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition: a proclivity to meticulousness So while propensity and proclivity are close synonyms, and interchangeable, predilection means something different, and should not be used as a synonym
- What is the difference between inclination and its varieties?
Propensity and proclivity both mean a strong natural instinct for liking for something or someone Propensity implies an inherent and often uncontrollable longing or natural appetite Proclivity often implies something stronger or less controllable, and may imply something evil
- Whats the word or phrase for how ones bodys health or behavior is . . .
@Vun-Hugh Vaw: I thought about that when writing my final sentence above, but discarded it because - partly because it seemed to me that personal predisposition was even more closely associated with "preference" over "susceptibility" than personal] proclivity But mainly because I'd already made my choice and didn't want to faff about
- What is the origin of the expression A Mexican standoff?
Several sources I have found suggest that the “Mexican” modifier in the phrase refers to a supposed proclivity of 19th century Mexican “bandits” for running away from a fair fight
- Is there a word that describes a person who constantly exaggerates?
You might try Munchausen, after the fictional (and fiction-creating) German Baron Be careful, though; the word has been taken up by the medical profession to describe somebody who constantly fantasises or lives in a dream world, which is stronger than the original meaning, and probably stronger than you're looking for
- meaning - heavy or strong taste in doing things - English Language . . .
Proclivity: a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition towards a particular thing For example: "Ralph has a penchant for whips and chains but Sue had a proclivity for candles and rose petals" If you are talking about a woman you could use Nymphomania: uncontrollable or excessive sexual desire in a woman
- word usage - Is propensity only used for people? - English Language . . .
Do you like the use use of propensity when talking about tumors* seizures (as a result of a drug's side effect) companies countries Or is it used only for people? *Example: Certainly we can't say
- Difference between meaning of life and purpose of life
In other words, our finite ability to describe reality--reflection; our tendency to pick and choose aspects of reality--selection; and our proclivity either consciously or unconsciously to ignore reality—deflection; all simultaneously both describe and distort reality After all, the human species is sentient, not omniscient!
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