What is another word for predispositions?

Pronunciation: [pɹiːdˌɪspəzˈɪʃənz] (IPA)

Predispositions refer to the inherent tendencies or inclinations towards certain behaviors or attitudes. Synonyms for predispositions include proclivities, leanings, tendencies, inclinations, aptitudes, predilections, and dispositions. These words all suggest a natural tendency towards a particular behavior or attitude. Proclivities and leanings specifically suggest a strong natural tendency towards something, while tendencies and inclinations imply a more common or gradual attraction. Aptitudes imply a natural skill or ability towards performing a certain task while predilections and dispositions suggest habitual tendencies or fixed ways of feeling or behaving. All of these synonyms can be used interchangeably with predispositions in most contexts.

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Usage examples for Predispositions

Such another collection as Field's is not to be met with under any roof in this country; nor could its like be duplicated anywhere, because it reflects the man in all his personal contradictions and predispositions.
"Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions"
Slason Thompson
A man is born with, say, certain predispositions.
"The Hidden Places"
Bertrand W. Sinclair
He does not, I suppose, think of making me a seminarist or a monk; the seminary, at my age, is devoid of interest, and as to the convent, it is attractive from the mystical point of view, and even enticing from the artistic standpoint, but I have not the physical aptitudes, still less the spiritual predispositions to shut myself up for ever in a cloister; but putting that aside, what does he mean?
"En Route"
J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans

Famous quotes with Predispositions

  • Francis Bacon long ago called attention to the play of predispositions or prejudices in man's life when he wrote of four "Idols," or types of false opinion, that man must avoid if he wishes to attain sound judgements. ...1. are those false opinions which, by the very nature of man himself, are likely to distort and discolor his judgements. Bacon recognized "the mind" as an active agent that tended to project its own whims and desires into its surroundings... therefore... man, collectively speaking, tends to be anthropocentric or "man-centered" in his investigations of nature. 2. are those errors which the individual makes in consequence of his peculiar or personal temperament and background. Each individual has been inevitably, if not unduly, influenced by certain traditions, authorities, and the like which have been especially admired in the particular "cave" or locality where his values came about as a reflection of what his associates valued. 3. are those errors which arise as a result of the ways we confuse one another, especially through the nonrigorous and vague or ambiguous use of language. Bacon recognized that language does not necessarily reflect either the content or the structure of reality, that it is quite possible to create "names" for nonexistent things. Men may think that reason governs the use of words; but in reality it is often words which govern reason. 4. are those errors or false opinions imbedded in an uncritically accepted tradition. Thus, pride of race, exaggerated nationalism, or perverted patriotism may become the essential traditions of a culture; and in some communities children grow up in a climate of social snobbery, narrow sectarianism in religion, and strict partisanism in politics. Bacon believed that "the power of reason" gave man the ability to rise above prejudice.
    Francis Bacon

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