Predilection
noun
A strong liking for something.
She has a predilection for expensive clothes.
Often appears as...
- have a predilection
- show a predilection
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A strong liking for something.
She has a predilection for expensive clothes.
Often appears as...
- have a predilection
- show a predilection
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Obvious
A predilection can be an internal bias that may not be immediately evident to others.
Despite his quiet demeanor, he had a predilection for adventure sports.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Predilections
Predilections can sometimes reflect cultural influences or upbringing.
Her predilection for spicy food stems from her heritage.
Pro Tip 3/3Chosen Preference
Predilection often implies a choice made based on personal taste.
He has a predilection for jazz music over other genres.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Obvious
A predilection can be an internal bias that may not be immediately evident to others.
Despite his quiet demeanor, he had a predilection for adventure sports.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Predilections
Predilections can sometimes reflect cultural influences or upbringing.
Her predilection for spicy food stems from her heritage.
Pro Tip 3/3Chosen Preference
Predilection often implies a choice made based on personal taste.
He has a predilection for jazz music over other genres.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Obvious
A predilection can be an internal bias that may not be immediately evident to others.
Despite his quiet demeanor, he had a predilection for adventure sports.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Predilections
Predilections can sometimes reflect cultural influences or upbringing.
Her predilection for spicy food stems from her heritage.
Pro Tip 3/3Chosen Preference
Predilection often implies a choice made based on personal taste.
He has a predilection for jazz music over other genres.
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Video examples
Cobra vs. Rat Snake PIPE...
all snakes are carnivores but certain ones like this king cobra in southern India have a predilection for other snakes in this case a rat snake humans often confuse the rat snake with the
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An evolutionary...
those individuals who were not carriers of any genetic protection would have been more likely to die. This winnowing effect together with a strong cultural predilection
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Cobra vs. Rat Snake PIPE...
all snakes are carnivores but certain ones like this king cobra in southern India have a predilection for other snakes in this case a rat snake humans often confuse the rat snake with the
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An evolutionary...
those individuals who were not carriers of any genetic protection would have been more likely to die. This winnowing effect together with a strong cultural predilection
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Quote examples
Paul Hawken
American Environmentalist
Seeing the world around you clearly is a critical step in developing an idea for a business, carrying out that idea, and then thriving with an ongoing concern. Through choice, predilection, lack of education, impatience, or other causes, the entrepreneur lives, in a way, outside the mainstream.
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John Quincy Adams
American President
I have no predilection for unpopularity as such, but I hold it much preferable to the popularity of a day, which perishes with the transient topic upon which it is grounded.
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Jed S. Rakoff
American Judge
I don't have any respect for judges who arrive at the result first, and then try to figure out some way they can bend the law to reach their particular predilections.
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William O. Douglas
American Judge
At the constitutional level where we work, 90 percent of any decision is emotional. The rational part of us supplies the reasons for supporting our predilections.
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Tom Stoppard
English Dramatist
You are the plays you write. How on earth could you write them otherwise? They're projections of your own predilections.
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Heather Mac Donald
American Editor
Moreover, Hispanics' sympathy for big government represents a cultural predilection as well as an economic one.
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Ray Stevenson
British Actor
Humor is a very important thing. It is a natural predilection. It is an emotional release.
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Ann Coulter
American Journalist
Different cultures have different predilections for different kinds of crime.
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James Payn
English Novelist
For my part, I do not much believe in the predilections of boyhood.
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Julien Baker
American Musician
Everyone I know has a predilection for sharing words.
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Paul Hawken
American Environmentalist
Seeing the world around you clearly is a critical step in developing an idea for a business, carrying out that idea, and then thriving with an ongoing concern. Through choice, predilection, lack of education, impatience, or other causes, the entrepreneur lives, in a way, outside the mainstream.
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John Quincy Adams
American President
I have no predilection for unpopularity as such, but I hold it much preferable to the popularity of a day, which perishes with the transient topic upon which it is grounded.
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Jed S. Rakoff
American Judge
I don't have any respect for judges who arrive at the result first, and then try to figure out some way they can bend the law to reach their particular predilections.
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William O. Douglas
American Judge
At the constitutional level where we work, 90 percent of any decision is emotional. The rational part of us supplies the reasons for supporting our predilections.
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Tom Stoppard
English Dramatist
You are the plays you write. How on earth could you write them otherwise? They're projections of your own predilections.
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Heather Mac Donald
American Editor
Moreover, Hispanics' sympathy for big government represents a cultural predilection as well as an economic one.
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Ray Stevenson
British Actor
Humor is a very important thing. It is a natural predilection. It is an emotional release.
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Ann Coulter
American Journalist
Different cultures have different predilections for different kinds of crime.
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James Payn
English Novelist
For my part, I do not much believe in the predilections of boyhood.
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Julien Baker
American Musician
Everyone I know has a predilection for sharing words.
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