predilection[noun]Synonyms: liking, bias, fondness, inclination, leaning, love, partiality, penchant, preference, propensity, taste, weakness
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
pre‧di‧lec‧tion /ˌpriːdɪˈlekʃ
ən $ ˌpredlˈek-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: French;
Origin: prédilection, from Medieval Latin praediligere 'to love more, prefer', from Latin diligere; ⇒ diligent]
formal if you have a predilection for something, especially something unusual, you like it very much
Synonym : likingpredilection for
Mrs Lane’s predilection for gossip [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲