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Inclination; propensity; proneness; tendency.

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  1. n. Inclination; propensity; proneness; tendency.
  2. n. Readiness; facility; aptitude.
  3. n. a natural inclination
  4. 1. Inclination; propensity; proneness; tendency. "A proclivity to steal." Abp. Bramhall. 2. Readiness; facility; aptitude. He had such a dexterous proclivity as his teachers were fain to restrain his forwardness. Sir H. Wotton.
  5. n:100 n. a natural inclination