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predilection
noun
1 predilection
A predisposition in favor of something:
— A predilection for expensive cars.
synonyms: orientation, preference.
Roget 820:
affections,
affect;
character,
qualities,
disposition,
nature,
spirit,
tone;
temper,
temperament;
diathesis†,
idiosyncrasy;
cast of mind,
cast of soul,
habit of mind,
habit of soul,
frame of mind,
frame of soul;
predilection,
turn,
natural turn of mind;
bent,
bias,
predisposition,
proneness,
proclivity,
propensity,
propenseness†,
propension†,
propendency†;
vein,
humor,
mood,
grain,
mettle;
sympathy
etc.
(love)
897.
soul,
heart,
breast,
bosom,
inner man;
heart's core,
heart's strings,
heart's blood;
heart of hearts,
bottom of one's heart,
penetralia mentis [Lat.];
secret and inmost recesses of the heart,
cockles of one's heart;
inmost heart,
inmost soul;
backbone.
passion,
pervading spirit;
ruling passion,
master passion;
furore†;
fullness of the heart,
heyday of the blood,
flesh and blood,
flow of soul.
energy,
fervor,
fire,
force.
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Roget 481:
misjudgment,
obliquity of judgment;
miscalculation,
miscomputation,
misconception
etc.
(error)
495;
hasty conclusion.
[causes of misjudgment. 1]
prejudgment,
prejudication†,
prejudice;
foregone conclusion;
prenotion†,
prevention,
preconception,
predilection,
prepossession,
preapprehension†,
presumption,
assumption,
presentiment;
fixed idea,
preconceived idea;
id_ee fixe;
mentis gratissimus error [Lat.];
fool's paradise.
[causes of misjudgment. 2]
esprit de corps,
party spirit,
partisanship,
clannishness,
prestige.
[causes of misjudgment. 3]
bias,
bigotry,
warp,
twist;
hobby,
fad,
quirk,
crotchet,
partiality,
infatuation,
blind side,
mote in the eye.
[causes of misjudgment. 4]
one-sided views,
one-track mind,
partial views,
narrow views,
confined views,
superficial views,
one-sided ideas,
partial ideas,
narrow ideas,
confined ideas,
superficial ideas,
one-sided conceptions,
partial conceptions,
narrow conceptions,
confined conceptions,
superficial conceptions,
one-sided notions,
partial notions,
narrow notions,
confined notions,
superficial notions;
narrow mind;
bigotry
etc.
(obstinacy)
606;
odium theologicum [Lat.];
pedantry;
hypercriticism.
doctrinaire
etc.
(positive)
474.
[causes of misjudgment. 5]
overestimation
etc.
482;
underestimation
etc.
483.
[causes of misjudgment. 6]
ignorance
etc.
491.
erroneous assumptions,
erroneous data,
mistaken assumptions,
incorrect assumptions
(error)
495.
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Roget 609:
choice,
option;
discretion
etc.
(volition)
600;
preoption†;
alternative;
dilemma,
embarras de choix [Fr.];
adoption,
cooptation†;
novation†;
decision
etc.
(judgment)
480.
election;
political election
(politics)
737.1.
selection,
excerption,
gleaning,
eclecticism;
excerpta†,
gleanings,
cuttings,
scissors and paste;
pick
etc.
(best)
650.
preference,
prelation†,
opinion poll,
survey;
predilection
etc.
(desire)
865.
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Dutch: neiging, voorkeur, preferentie, voorliefde, zwak
2 predilection
A strong liking.
synonyms: penchant, preference, taste.
Roget 865:
desire,
wish,
fancy,
fantasy;
want,
need,
exigency.
mind,
inclination,
leaning,
bent,
animus,
partiality,
penchant,
predilection;
propensity
etc.
820;
willingness
etc.
602;
liking,
love,
fondness,
relish.
longing,
hankering,
inkling;
solicitude,
anxiety;
yearning,
coveting;
aspiration,
ambition,
vaulting ambition;
eagerness,
zeal,
ardor,
empressement [Fr.],
breathless impatience,
overanxiety;
impetuosity,
etc.
825.
appetite,
appetition†,
appetence†,
appetency†;
sharp appetite,
keenness,
hunger,
stomach,
twist;
thirst,
thirstiness;
drouth,
mouthwatering;
itch,
itching;
prurience,
cacoethes [Lat.],
cupidity,
lust,
concupiscence.
edge of appetite,
edge of hunger;
torment of Tantalus;
sweet tooth,
lickerish tooth†;
itching palm;
longing eye,
wistful eye,
sheep's eye.
[excessive desire for money]
greed
etc.
817.1.
voracity
etc.
(gluttony)
957.
passion,
rage,
furore†,
mania,
manie†;
inextinguishable desire;
dipsomania,
kleptomania.
[Person who desires]
lover,
amateur,
votary,
devotee,
aspirant,
solicitant,
candidate,
applicant,
supplicant;
cormorant
etc.
957.
[Object of desire]
desideratum;
want
etc.
(requirement)
630;
a consummation devoutly to be wished;"
attraction,
magnet,
allurement,
fancy,
temptation,
seduction,
fascination,
prestige,
height of one's ambition,
idol;
whim,
whimsy,
whimsey†;
maggot;
hobby,
hobby-horse.
Fortunatus's cap;
wishing cap,
wishing stone,
wishing well.
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Dutch: neiging, voorkeur
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