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| Main Entry: |
proneness
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bent |
| Synonyms: | ability, aim, aptitude, bag*, bias, cast, disposition, druthers, facility, faculty, flair, forte, genius, gift, head-set, inclining, knack, leaning, mind-set, nose*, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, preference, proclivity, propensity, set, squint, tack, tendency, thing for, tilt, trend, turn, weakness for |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bias |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belief in one way; partiality |
| Synonyms: | bent, bigotry, chauvinism, disposition, favoritism, flash, head-set, illiberality, inclination, intolerance, leaning, mind trip, mind-set, narrowmindedness, one-sidedness, penchant, preconception, predilection, predisposition, preference, prejudice, prepossession, proclivity, proneness, propensity, spin, standpoint, tendency, tilt, turn, unfairness, viewpoint |
| Notes: | a person's bias is based on facts, but prejudice occurs without a person knowing or examining the facts |
| Antonyms: | fairness, impartiality, justness |
| Main Entry: | disposition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | personal temperament |
| Synonyms: | bag*, being, bent, bias, cast, character, complexion, constitution, cup of tea, druthers, emotions, flash, frame of mind, groove*, habit, humor, identity, inclination, individualism, individuality, leaning, make-up, mind-set, mood, nature, penchant, personality, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, propensity, readiness, spirit, stamp, temper, tendency, tenor, thing*, tone, type, vein |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | habit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tendency, practice |
| Synonyms: | addiction, assuetude, bent, bias, constitution, consuetude, convention, custom, dependence, disposition, fashion, fixation, fixed attitude, frame of mind, gravitation, groove, habitude, hangup, impulsion, inclination, make-up, manner, mannerism, mode, nature, obsession, pattern, penchant, persuasion, praxis, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, propensity, quirk, routine, rule, rut, second nature, set, style, susceptibility, thing*, turn, usage, use, way, weakness, wont |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inclination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tendency, bent |
| Synonyms: | affection, appetite, aptitude, aptness, attachment, attraction, bias, capability, capacity, cup of tea, desire, disposition, drift, druthers, fancy, fondness, groove*, idiosyncrasy, impulse, leaning, liking, mind, movement, partiality, penchant, persuasion, pleasure, predilection, predisposition, preference, prejudice, proclivity, proneness, propensity, slant*, soft spot, stomach*, susceptibility, taste, temperament, thing*, trend, turn*, type, urge, velleity, weakness, whim, will, wish |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | leaning |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tendency, bias |
| Synonyms: | aptitude, bent*, cup of tea, disposition, drift, favor, favoritism, inclination, inclining, liking, mindset, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, propensity, sentiment, taste, thing, weakness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | liability |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chance, probability |
| Synonyms: | exposure, likelihood, openness, proneness, susceptibility, tendency, vulnerability, vulnerableness |
| Main Entry: | liking |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fondness, taste |
| Synonyms: | affection, affinity, appetite, appreciation, attachment, attraction, bent, bias, desire, devotion, fancy, favoritism, inclination, love, mind, palate, partiality, passion, penchant, pleasure, predilection, preference, proneness, propensity, relish, soft spot, stomach, sympathy, tendency, tooth, velleity, weakness, will |
| Antonyms: | dislike, hate, hatred |
| Main Entry: | penchant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fondness, inclination |
| Synonyms: | affection, affinity, attachment, bias, disposition, druthers, inclining, itch, leaning, liking, partiality, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, propensity, taste, tendency, tilt, turn*, weakness, yen |
| Antonyms: | dislike, hate, hatred, indifference |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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