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proclivity

/pɹəʊkˈlɪvəti/proh-KLIH-vuh-tee
/pɹoʊkˈlɪvəti/proh-KLIH-vuh-tee

Meaninga forward slope

Common meaning: a natural leaning toward something

‘forward’ + ‘a slope’ → proclivity

Journey through time

  1. Latinclīvus, -ī‘a slope’
  2. Englishproclivity‘a natural leaning toward something’ · today

pro- also in: promptpropelproblemproceedprocess

cliv also in: declivity

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin clīvus ‘a slope’.

Roots

Related words

declivity

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