predilections

noun

plural of predilection
as in inclinations
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing a young lad with a predilection for telling tall tales

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Recent Examples of predilections Thankfully, there’s a wonderful piece of technology called AI out there that’s perfect for realizing the juvenile aesthetic predilections of stunted creatives who want to wallow in an imagined idea of what the past was like. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 22 July 2026 Peggy isn’t panicked by her son’s alpha-male predilections. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026 But tell that to the phalanx of local and national entities — from community boards to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission — that don't share their predilections. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2026 The big unknown, of course, is how long Trump is willing to stay selling the idea, and whether Republicans will bend to his predilections. — Philip Elliott, Time, 14 Jan. 2026 PlatinumGames share many of the same predilections at Team Ninja (mainly boobs and violence) but carved their own niche as the creators of hyper-kinetic action games like Bayonetta that stretch the boundaries of what the human attention span can manage. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
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  1. inclinations
  2. tendencies
  3. aptitudes
  4. affinities
Noun
  • People with gene variants that affect these inclinations may also be at a higher risk of developing obesity and type 2 diabetes, researchers found.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 28 July 2026
  • Half the tracks skate along atop grooves informed by house and UK garage, reflecting Hebden’s clubbiest inclinations as well as his idiosyncratic sound design.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026
Definition of inclinations
Noun
  • The zoological and mythographic tendencies of Caillois are by no means out of place here.
    — Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Offensive linemen need reps with their running back to learn tendencies, and Petzing is going to need his entire offense on the field together to tailor the running game to his offensive line’s strengths.
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of tendencies
Noun
  • For this class, the premise is that your purpose in life lies to the intersection of your values, your aptitudes and your interests.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 6 May 2026
  • This model reflects Japan’s long-standing corporate culture, which prioritizes new hires for their general potential—their aptitudes and aspirations, as opposed to their current skill sets or university majors—and then trains them on the job.
    — GRACIA LIU-FARRER, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2025
Definition of aptitudes
Noun
  • The commerce of these images and goods might seem to reflect our identities as a mirror image of our affinities.
    — Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Knowing their days of bloodline privilege are numbered, the German and the French aristocrat bond, their class affinities binding them more tightly than the uniforms that separate them.
    — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
Definition of affinities

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