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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)

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

Translations

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weakness

English

Alternative forms

  • weakenes (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English weykenesse; equivalent to weak +? -ness.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?wi?k.n?s/

Noun

weakness (countable and uncountable, plural weaknesses)

  1. (uncountable) The condition of being weak.
  2. (countable) An inadequate quality; fault
  3. (countable) A special fondness or desire.

Synonyms

  • (condition of being weak): frailty, powerlessness, vincibility, vulnerability
  • (fault): fault, defect, flaw, hole

Antonyms

  • (condition of being weak): strength, durability, invincibility, powerfulness
  • (fault): strength, forte

Translations

Further reading

  • weakness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • weakness in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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