The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is…

proclivity (noun) -

: an inclination or predisposition toward something, especially : a strong inherent inclination toward something objectionable

Source : Merriam-Webster

Have you always had this leaning toward wanting to know about words and their etymologies? Maybe you even have a propensity to use the featured word several times in the course of the day—due, of course, not to a proclivity for pretentiousness, but because you simply have a penchant for using a rich vocabulary. And perhaps you have a predilection for using lots of synonyms, such as proclivity (from clivus , the Latin word for "slope"), referring to a tendency usually toward something bad; propensity , suggesting an often uncontrollable inclination; penchant , meaning an irresistible attraction; and predilection, which describes a strong liking derived from one's temperament.

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