PROCLIVITY

proclivity. Proclivity, n. a tendency, readiness, steepness

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Pro‐cliv″i‐ty (?), n. [[L. proclivitas: cf. F. proclivité.]] 1. 1. Inclination; propensity; proneness; tendency. “A proclivity to steal.” Abp. Bramhall.
2. 2. Readiness; facility; aptitude.
He had such a dexterous proclivity as his teachers were fain to restrain his forwardness. Sir H. Wotton.