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predilection Definition

predi·lec·tion (pred′ə lek′s̸hən, prē′də-)

noun

a preconceived liking; partiality or preference (for)

Etymology: Fr prédilection < ML predilectus, pp. of prediligere, to prefer < L prae-, before (see pre-) + diligere, to prefer (see )

predilection Synonyms

predilection

n.

partiality, bias, preference, liking; see inclination 1. See syn. study at prejudice.

predilection Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • show: Early in infection, the virus shows a distinct predilection for certain parts of the brain.
  • have: In addition primary skin tumors such as melanoma have a predilection to spread to the liver.
  • give: Given the computer industry predilection for three letter acronyms it was perhaps inevitable that Computer-based Training would soon be abbreviated to become CBT.
  • possess: The point of this detour has been to argue that most students enter university possess a strong predilection for some subjects and against others.
  • evince: People evince a strange predilection for whatever plagues them.
  • increase: The delay may be explained by the change of government, followed by devolution, followed by the Scottish Executiveâs increasing predilection for consultation.

Preposition: for

  • poetry: Until I fell in love, and begun to rhyme as a matter of consequence, I never had the least predilection for poetry.
  • site: Abstract Chronic inflammatory disease is characterized by predilection for certain sites, the molecular basis of which remains obscure.
  • subject: The point of this detour has been to argue that most students enter university possess a strong predilection for some subjects and against others.
  • thing: Their rise and rise has coincided with a bout of stories highlighting a predilection for the more illicit things in life.

Adjective modifier

  • personal: The reason for this is more than a personal predilection.
  • own: Even better, Lane Fox refuses to be shy about his own predilections.
  • strong: The point of this detour has been to argue that most students enter university possess a strong predilection for some subjects and against others.
  • strange: Its success is all down to a strange cultural predilection for what might be called " sucking tobacco " .
  • political: How have political predilections set by governments, the courts or special interest groups interacted with public expectation and institutional policy?

Noun used with modifier

sex: In over 1000 patients he found there to be no sex predilection.