Why do some people have a proclivity for violence? [=why are some people violent?]
She has a proclivity [=tendency] to assume the worst.
He shows no proclivity towards aggression. [=he is not aggressive]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pro|cliv|i|ty — «proh KLIHV uh tee», noun, plural ties. tendency; inclination; predisposition; leaning; propensity: »The old woman had a proclivity for finding fault. There are many spots in Florida that attract people with a proclivity for uncrowded but urbane… … Useful english dictionary
cliv — ac·cliv·i·tous; ac·cliv·i·ty; cliv; de·cliv·i·tous; de·cliv·i·ty; pro·cliv·i·ty; de·cliv·i·tous·ly; … English syllables
proclivity — pro·cliv·i·ty … English syllables
proclivity — pro•cliv•i•ty [[t]proʊˈklɪv ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition • Etymology: 1585–95; < L prōclīvitās downward slope, tendency =prōclīv(is) sloping downward, inclined (prō pro I+ clīvis … From formal English to slang
proclivity — pro|cliv|i|ty [prəˈklıvıti US prou ] n plural proclivities [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: proclivitas, from proclivis sloping , from clivis hill ] formal a tendency to behave in a particular way, or to like a particular thing used especially… … Dictionary of contemporary English
proclivity — pro|cliv|i|ty [ prou klıvəti ] noun count FORMAL a tendency to want to do a particular thing, especially something bad … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Proclivity — Pro*cliv i*ty, n. [L. proclivitas: cf. F. proclivit[ e].] [1913 Webster] 1. Inclination; propensity; proneness; tendency. A proclivity to steal. Abp. Bramhall. [1913 Webster] 2. Readiness; facility; aptitude. [1913 Webster] He had such a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tous — ablas·tous; ac·cliv·i·tous; ace·tous; ag·na·tho·stom·a·tous; alac·ri·tous; an·gi·om·a·tous; an·his·tous; ap·lo·per·i·stom·a·tous; aproc·tous; argen·tous; ar·thro·pom·a·tous; aso·ma·tous; ath·er·om·a·tous; at·ra·men·tous; atrem·a·tous;… … English syllables
ac — ac; Ac; ac·ac·e·tin; ac·ac·e·tin; ac·a·deme; ac·a·de·mia; ac·a·dem·i·cals; ac·a·de·mi·cian; ac·a·dem·i·cism; ac·a·jou; ac·a·leph; ac·a·le·pha; ac·a·le·phae; ac·a·ly·pha; ac·an·tha·ce·ae; ac·an·thar·ia; ac·an·thar·i·an; ac·an·thel·la;… … English syllables
Кронеберг, Иван Яковлевич — (Johan Christian Kroneberg) статский советник, доктор философии, ординарный профессор и ректор Харьковского университета, род. 19 февраля 1788 г., в Москве, ум. 19 октября 1838 г., в Харькове. В 1800 г. Кронеберг, вместе со своим братом, был… … Большая биографическая энциклопедия
