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" It is my goal to love everyone. I hate no one. Regardless of their race, religion, their proclivities, the desire of their heart and how they want to live their life and the decisions that they make. I can even respect people's decisions and lifestyle choices just as I hope they have the courtesy to respect my decisions and my choices."
Kirk Cameron

Meaning of "proclivities" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF PROCLIVITIES

proclivities


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROCLIVITIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Proclivities is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROCLIVITIES

procinct · proclaim · proclaim from the housetops · proclaimant · proclaimer · proclamation · proclamatory · proclisis · proclitic · proclive · proclivity · Proclus · Procne · procoelous · proconsul · proconsular · proconsulate · proconsulship · Procopius · procrastinate

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROCLIVITIES

abilities · activities · amenities · authorities · capabilities · celebrities · cities · communities · disabilities · entities · facilities · humanities · minorities · opportunities · parties · possibilities · qualities · quantities · responsibilities · universities · utilities

Synonyms and antonyms of proclivities in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROCLIVITIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «proclivities» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «proclivities» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROCLIVITIES

Find out the translation of proclivities to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of proclivities from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «proclivities» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

倾向
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

proclividades
570 millions of speakers
en

English

proclivities
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

proclivities
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الميول
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

наклонности
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

propensões
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

proclivities
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

penchants
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Kelaziman
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Neigungen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

性癖
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

취향에
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Panjaluk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khuynh hướng
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

proclivities
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

Proclivities
75 millions of speakers
tr

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eğilimlerim
70 millions of speakers
it

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propensioni
65 millions of speakers
pl

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skłonności
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

нахили
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

înclinațiile
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ροπές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

proclivities
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

proclivities
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tilbøyeligheter
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about proclivities

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2 QUOTES WITH «PROCLIVITIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word proclivities.
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Blake Bailey
The whole psychoanalytical establishment in America at midcentury was geared to make people with homosexual proclivities feel like monsters, moral degenerates.
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Kirk Cameron
It is my goal to love everyone. I hate no one. Regardless of their race, religion, their proclivities, the desire of their heart and how they want to live their life and the decisions that they make. I can even respect people's decisions and lifestyle choices just as I hope they have the courtesy to respect my decisions and my choices.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROCLIVITIES»

Discover the use of proclivities in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to proclivities and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Buddhist Philosophy from 100 to 350 A.D.
Proclivities (anusaya). There are six main proclivities: attachment, repugnance ( or hatred), pride, ignorance, views and perplexity. This list becomes seven when one distinguishes attachment to desire from attachment to existence, the will to ...
Karl H. Potter, 1999
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The Sexual Relations of Mankind
Now, individual proclivities towards the same sex (eliminating always a question of reproductive faculties) would pass away without leaving any progeny behind, while all the other forms of inclination result in offspring. But among the ...
Paolo Mantegazza, Victor Robinson, 2001
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Managing Church Conflict
Principals in a conflict bring to it both fair and dirty fight behavioral proclivities, both grace-ful and shame-ful ways of behaving. The task of the manager is to discern which kind of behavior appears to be currently predominant. Discerning ...
Hugh F. Halverstadt, 1991
4
A History of Indian Buddhism: From Śākyamuni to Early Mahāyāna
According to the Sarvastivadin work Abhidharmdvatdras'dstra (T 1554), defilements may also be called proclivities. A list of seven proclivities also found in Pali sources is included in the text: craving for sensual pleasures, craving for continued ...
Akira Hirakawa, Paul Groner, 1993
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Porpoises Rescue Dick Van Dyke
UNTIL NOW, BLODGETT'S mucky proclivities have been passed over in silence by those who have written about him, myself included. They were so very mucky, as proclivities go, that to contemplate them in any detail would be to shatter the ...
Frank Key
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The Comparative Psychology of Audition: Perceiving Complex ...
We have been concerned, in recent years, with the choice of ways in which response proclivities and sensory capabilities might best be measured ( Robinson & Watson, 1972; Watson, 1973). The differences between those two goals of ...
Robert J. Dooling, Stewart H. Hulse, 2014
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Pasteboard Proclivities
THIS 8 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Pamphlets: Elbert Hubbard's Selected Writings: Part 1, by Elbert Hubbard. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766103846.
Elbert Hubbard, 2010
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Bullying and Emotional Abuse in the Workplace: International ...
Individual proclivities for sexual harassment are more likely to translate into sexually harassing behaviours when those with such proclivities find themselves in a climate of organisational tolerance (Dekker and Barling, 1998; Pryor and Meyers, ...
Stale Einarsen, Helge Hoel, Cary Cooper, 2003
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Meaning and Normativity
If Pierre's sentence 'Voici un chien' means HERE'S A DOG, that's presumably in virtue of his linguistic proclivities—or some of them. He may himself, however, not have enough evidence to know what his relevant linguistic proclivities are.
Allan Gibbard, 2012
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Rethinking Rights and Responsibilities: The Moral Bonds of ...
Throughout this book I tell a different story about self-fulfillment. As individuals we are naturally guided in our behavior by inhibitions and proclivities. These same inhibitions and proclivities are community forming and community sustaining.
Arthur J. Dyck, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROCLIVITIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term proclivities is used in the context of the following news items.
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Life in Squares review: 'absurd, beautiful characters in a ridiculously …
“That's what they do,” muses Virginia as she and Vanessa ponder the proclivities of the men in their house and lives. “Exclude us. From clubs. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Joy Condos a sign of changes in the construction industry
Gemterra prides itself on finding the right people for the job, rendering hiring proclivities from a bygone era obsolete. Maurice Lerman, General ... «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
3
State defends firing for calling homosexuality 'sinful'
“It recognizes that every person, regardless of personal proclivities or attractions, is separated from God because of sin, whatever form that sin ... «WND.com, Jul 15»
4
Amber Rose Defends Her Slut Walk Amid Slut Shaming (PHOTO)
Since then, women (and men) have gathered together to combat the notion that any female is a “slut” based on her attire or sexual proclivities. «Wetpaint, Jul 15»
5
Tales of the Grim Sleeper
Alas, the moniker and the perceived break actually provide evidence of the real story, especially when coupled with the profession, proclivities ... «ArtsHub, Jul 15»
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Bill Cosby Appeals Ruling That Unsealed Testimony
(CN) - Attorneys for Bill Cosby on Monday appealed a judge's decision to unseal court files that quote him at length about his sexual proclivities ... «Courthouse News Service, Jul 15»
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Public welcomes return of 'good old-fashioned scandal'
'It seemed like those glorious days of opening the paper over our morning cuppa and being treated to the bizarre sexual proclivities of the ... «NewsBiscuit, Jul 15»
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Marshall Project stakes out high ground on journalism's slippery slope
The proclivities of readers don't always turn toward serious, lengthy projects, as The Marshall Project has discovered. Three of the most-read ... «Columbia Journalism Review, Jul 15»
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Fringe mini-review: Circus in skivvies
... and gleefully oversharing about his own romantic adventures and proclivities. (He also goes through a blizzard of costume changes, showing ... «The San Diego Union-Tribune, Jul 15»
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Dan Walters: Pushing for voter input on big issues is brilliant strategy
... almost total control of the legislative process, they also don't want to contend with ballot measures that reflect contrary ideological proclivities. «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
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