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proclivity
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)
- 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.
- , Episode 16
Synonyms
- penchant, propensity, see also Thesaurus:predilection
Translations
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attraction
English
Etymology
From Middle English attraccioun, from Old French attraction, from Latin attractio from past participle of attrah? (= ad + trah?), equivalent to attract +? -ion
Pronunciation
- (US, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??t?æk??n/, [??t?æk?(??)n], [??t???æk?(??)n]
- Rhymes: -æk??n
Noun
attraction (countable and uncountable, plural attractions)
- The tendency to attract.
- The feeling of being attracted.
- (countable) An event, location, or business that has a tendency to draw interest from visitors, and in many cases, local residents.
- (chess) The sacrifice of pieces in order to expose the enemy king.
- (linguistics) An error in language production that incorrectly extends a feature from one word in a sentence to another, e.g. when a verb agrees with a noun other than its subject.
Synonyms
- charm
- pull
Antonyms
- repulsion
See also
- orientation
Translations
Anagrams
- tractation
French
Etymology
From Old French attraction, from Latin attracti?.
Pronunciation
Noun
attraction f (plural attractions)
- attraction (all senses)
Derived terms
- parc d'attractions
Descendants
- ? Hungarian: attrakció
Further reading
- “attraction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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