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inclination

n. a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink"

trend

n. a general direction in which something tends to move; "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market"

disposition, inclination

n. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"

propensity, leaning

n. an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity"

prejudice, bias

n. a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

preference, predilection

n. a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"

habit, wont

n. an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"

characteristic

n. a distinguishing quality

pattern, convention, rule, normal

n. something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors"

practice, practise

n. knowledge of how something is usually done; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner"

temper, humor, humour, mood

n. a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor"

nature, wild, natural state, state of nature

n. a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild"

nature

n. the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"

disposition, temperament

n. your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"

affinity

n. a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam"

taste, preference, predilection, penchant

n. a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

liking

n. a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin"

taste, preference, predilection, penchant

n. a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

proclivity, propensity, leaning

n. a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"

craving

n. an intense desire for some particular thing

desire

n. the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

fondness, fancy, partiality

n. a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey"

antipathy, aversion, distaste

n. a feeling of intense dislike

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