different between hankering vs proclivity

English

Verb

hankering

1. present participle of hanker
   • 2008 May 23, James Graff, "Lost: Labour's Love for Brown," Time:

     [T]here is a clear sense that Britain is hankering for a change at the top.

Noun

hankering (plural hankerings)

1. (often followed by for or after) A strong, restless desire, longing, or mental inclination.
   • 1848, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, Chapter 24:

     " […] You don't mean," Mr. Osborne continued, gathering wrath and astonishment as the thought now first came upon him; "you don't mean that he's such a d—— fool as to be still hankering after that swindling old bankrupt's daughter? […] "

1. • 2010 Aug. 12, Michael D. Lemonick, "Study: Lucy's Relatives Used Tools to Butcher Meat," Time:

     In other words, some species of human ancestor . . . not only had a hankering for meat, which scientists had not expected, but used tools to get it.

Synonyms

• craving

Translations

Anagrams

• harkening

English

Etymology

From Latin pr?cl?vit?s, from pro (“toward”) + cl?vus (“a slope, hill”).

Pronunciation

• (weak vowel distinction) IPA^(key): /p?o??kl?v?ti/
• (weak vowel merger) IPA^(key): /p?o??kl?v?ti/
• Rhymes: -?v?ti

Noun

proclivity (plural proclivities)

1. A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially, a strong disposition or bent.
   • , Episode 16

     This therefore was the reason why the still comparatively young though dissolute man who now addressed Stephen was spoken of by some with facetious proclivities as Lord John Corley.

Synonyms

• penchant, propensity, see also Thesaurus:predilection

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