Predilection — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a predisposition in favor of something

a strong liking

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˌɛdəlˈɛkʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˌiːdɪlˈɛkʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˌiːdɪlˈɛkʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /pɹˌɛdəlˈɛkʃən/.

Examples

a predilection for expensive cars
his sexual preferences
showed a Marxist orientation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

orientation penchant preference taste

Parts of Speech

noun	a predisposition in favor of something “a predilection for expensive cars”
noun	a strong liking “my own preference is for good literature”

Word Forms

preferential	adjective	manifesting partiality
preferent	adjective	preferred above all others and treated with partiality
prefer	verb	select as an alternative over another

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vorliebe

eine Veranlagung für etwas

🇫🇷French

prédilection

une prédisposition en faveur de quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

predilección

una predisposición a favor de algo

🇮🇹Italian

predilezione

una predisposizione a favore di qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

voorliefde

een aanleg voor iets

🇵🇹Portuguese

predileção

uma predisposição a favor de algo

🇷🇺Russian

пристрастие

предрасположенность к чему-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लाग-लपेट

किसी चीज़ के पक्ष में पूर्ववृत्ति

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னுரிமை

ஏதாவது ஆதரவாக ஒரு முன்கணிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

అభిరుచి

ఏదో అనుకూలంగా ఒక సిద్ధత

🇮🇳Marathi

पूर्वस्थिती

एखाद्या गोष्टीच्या बाजूने पूर्वस्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

પૂર્વગ્રહ

કોઈ વસ્તુની તરફેણમાં વલણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಲವು

ಯಾವುದೋ ಪರವಾಗಿ ಒಂದು ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുൻതൂക്കം

എന്തെങ്കിലും അനുകൂലമായ ഒരു മുൻകരുതൽ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیش گوئی

کسی چیز کے حق میں پیش گوئی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

偏爱

有利于某事的倾向

🇯🇵Japanese

偏愛

何かを好む傾向

🇰🇷Korean

편애

무언가를 선호하는 성향

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sở thích

một khuynh hướng ủng hộ một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

ความสมัครใจ

จูงใจในบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kegemaran

kecenderungan yang mendukung sesuatu

🇲🇾Malay

kecenderungan

kecenderungan memihak kepada sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ميل

الاستعداد لصالح شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

تمایل

استعداد به نفع چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

tercih

bir şeyin lehine yatkınlık

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַעֲדָפָה

נטייה בעד משהו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'predilection'?

The primary meaning of 'predilection' is 'a predisposition in favor of something'.

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Using 'predilection' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'predilection' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'predilection' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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