1 January 2017
predilection
[pred-l-ek-shuh n, preed-]
noun
1. a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference:
a predilection for Bach.
Origin of predilection
Medieval Latin
1735-1745; < Medieval Latin praedīlect (us) beloved, past participle of praedīligere to prefer (see pre-, diligent ) + -ion
Synonyms
bias, inclination, leaning, liking, weakness, predisposition, prepossession.
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Examples from the Web for predilection
Contemporary Examples
She calls her new post “a red-eye job, given our time difference and the predilection for crisis.”
New Pakistan Ambassador Brings Frank Talk to Washington Relations
Eleanor Clift
February 20, 2012
But if you can get past the predilection for alliteration and the teehee!
Why We Worship Derek Jeter (Even If He Kinda Sucks at Shortstop)
Robert Silverman
February 12, 2014
He has a predilection for qualifiers (“very,” “totally,” “really”), and tends to skew positive on anything.
The Art World’s New Kingpin
Claire Howorth
November 8, 2010
In this, he revealed—and not for the first time—his predilection for political control of the economy.
Obama’s Phony Bank Debate
Tunku Varadarajan
April 21, 2010
Readers who might feel shame about their predilection for tawdry paperbacks can now enjoy them discreetly.
How ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Is Shaking Up the Business of the Romance Genre
Chris Berube
June 5, 2012
Historical Examples
You have a predilection for heroics; it will not be without interest to bring things to the point.
Fantmas
Pierre Souvestre
Nobody ever got any clue to the reason, if there was one, for this predilection of hers.
Camps, Quarters and Casual Places
Archibald Forbes
Still more probably, one architect may have had a predilection for timber, while another may have preferred clay vaults.
A History of Art in Chalda & Assyria, v. 1
Georges Perrot
I made some success, and the students had a predilection for me.
My Double Life
Sarah Bernhardt
I was, perhaps, too scrupulous about seeming officious or jealous of the predilection shown to the Duchess.
The Secret Memoirs of Louis XV./XVI, Complete
Madame du Hausset, an “Unknown English Girl” and the Princess Lamballe
Anagram
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Today’s quote
The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. Instead of altering their view to fit the facts, they alter the facts to fit their views … which can be very uncomfortable if you’re one of the facts that needs altering.
– Dr Who, (Fourth Doctor, Tom Baker, episode ‘Face of Evil’)
On this day
1 January – the eighth day of the 12 days of Christmas (Western Christianity).
1 January – the official birthday for all thoroughbred horses in the Northern Hemisphere. (see 1 August for Southern Hemisphere).
1 January 1901 – Federation of Australia. The six self-governing colonies in Australia formed a single nation known as the Commonwealth of Australia.
1 January 1915 – Battle of Broken Hill. Two Turkish men shot dead four people and wounded seven others in the remote Australian town of Broken Hill, New South Wales. They claimed it was in relation to ongoing hostilities between the Ottoman Empire and the British Empire.
1 January 1942 – the United Nations is established by representatives of 26 nations in order to enforce peace-keeping campaigns throughout the world. There are now 193 member states and 2 non-member states (the Holy See and Palestine).
1 January 1959 – Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista flees Cuba following a revolution led by Fidel Castro. Batista allegedly fled with around $700 million of art and cash, the result of graft and corruption.
1 January 1985 – the UK’s first mobile phone call is made by British comedian, Ernie Wise (from ‘Morecombe and Wise’), to Vodafone.