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Predilection Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Predilection has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a predisposition in favor of something

"a predilection for expensive cars"

"his sexual preferences"

"showed a Marxist orientation"

2

a strong liking

"my own preference is for good literature"

"the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

3

A condition of favoring or liking; a tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition.

Example Sentences
"a predilection for expensive cars" noun
"his sexual preferences" noun
"showed a Marxist orientation" noun
"my own preference is for good literature" noun
"the Irish have a penchant for blarney" noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
predisposition liking
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
acquired taste weakness
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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