a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"
proclivity
How to use proclivity in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for proclivity.
Editorial note
People with the proclivity will gravitate towards the 'safer' route, being an electrician.
Quick take
a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for proclivity.
noun
a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"
See also: propensity, leaning
Example sentences
People with the proclivity will gravitate towards the 'safer' route, being an electrician.
Well it is easy to blame our cultural proclivity to resist change - but the easier answer is that they dont know any better.
All that changed was me learning something, and thereby my natural proclivity adapted.
I submitted this link due to HN's proclivity for requiring the submission title to match the linked page's title, and this title was more self-explanatory than "Striking back against censorship.
London's major problem is that startups have become more popular and readily accessible due to a stronger proclivity to invest at the seed stage amongst people in the financial services.
Am I to expect that all of my public statements from now on, guided by whatever level of maturity, sobriety, or proclivity, are to be recorded, permanently and used to determine which airspaces I may traverse?
"...I additionally believed that one of our best defenses against the national security state was the perennial proclivity of clandestine organizations to piss off their own employees."-J.
Now we have indications of the worst of both the Huxleyan and Orwellian dystopias: an Internet designed to exacerbate the proclivity toward hyperbolic discounting of the future, and runaway surveillance on a planetary scale.
There are several studies that indicate the ready availability of cheap pornography catering to just about any proclivity imaginable has been a major contributor to the declining birthrates in the more developed East Asian economies?
"the notion that some have more than others is considered inherently unfair seems to be a new phenomenon"the notion that some have more than others happens amongst the 99%, but the notion that it's reasonable for the owners of companies like Wal-Mart and McDonald's to profit massively while refusing to pay a living wage, provide health care, or even follow basic employment laws is a growing problem that did not happen to the same extent in generations past [since employment laws were established, of course].The notion that the people making the money are "earning" it while people doing actual work are "greedy" and "should try to get a better job if they aren't happy" etc.. is incredibly unhealthy and it is political propaganda fed to members of the 99% with a proclivity for consuming it, paid for by members of the 1% who much prefer that there is infighting amongst the various worker classes over who has a bigger house or a nicer car rather than to see that the entire system rigged against us is keeping us from living the natural lives we could all be living.
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How do you use proclivity in a sentence?
People with the proclivity will gravitate towards the 'safer' route, being an electrician.
What does proclivity mean?
a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"
What part of speech is proclivity?
proclivity is commonly used as noun.