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predilection

[ pred-l-ek-shuhn, preed- ]

/ ˌprɛd lˈɛk ʃən, ˌprid- /

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noun

a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference: a predilection for Bach.

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Origin of predilection

1735–45; <Medieval Latin praedīlect(us) beloved, past participle of praedīligere to prefer (see pre-, diligent) + -ion

Words nearby predilection

predictive value, predictor, predictory, predigest, predikant, predilection, predispose, predisposed, predisposition, predistortion, prednisolone

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Words related to predilection

fondness, leaning, penchant, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, bent, bias, dish, druthers, fancy, flash, groove, inclining, liking, love, mindset, partiality, proneness, taste

How to use predilection in a sentence

  • That predilection toward contextual and time-of-day targeting in place of audience targeting likely offsets any urgency to embrace tracking alternatives for the publisher.

  • The wife of a falangist officer in Talavera had a similar predilection, though she also shouted "Viva Franco" as she fired.

  • Before that, she was a biology student with a predilection for fungi, and before that a jungle-trained member of the Air Force.

  • The Bush women were not destined to break the mold — only to maintain it and shape it ever so gently with their own style, personality and predilections.

  • "You followed that precedent, and you did so as a jurist rather than following whatever personal predilection might have otherwise guided you or any other member of the panel," Lee said.

  • For those with a predilection for immaculately fine and delicate paintings by Botticelli, his Madonna of the Book will satisfy.

  • They drink too much, their bellies distend, and most possess a predilection for siliconed blondes and themed belt buckles.

  • He justifies this controversial predilection by explaining, "Drakkar reminds me of me, and I love me."

  • But if you can get past the predilection for alliteration and the teehee!

  • While playing this more mature role, it appears that Lawrence developed a predilection for all things boudoir.

  • Some of them might have a predilection for Germany; but such predilections were subordinate to a stronger feeling.

  • With his usual predilection for fruit, Phil went off and picked a quart of marsh-berries.

  • The simple unexaggerated truth is that Chopin had always a predilection for, and felt more at home among, his compatriots.

  • Liszt gives us all the desirable information as to Chopin's predilection in this respect.

  • Chopin's predilection for the fashionable salon society led him to neglect the society of artists.

British Dictionary definitions for predilection

noun

a predisposition, preference, or bias

Word Origin for predilection

C18: from French prédilection, from Medieval Latin praedīligere to prefer, from Latin prae before + dīligere to love

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Dilection Definition in a Sentence

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