Associations to the word «Predilection»
Noun
Wiktionary
PREDILECTION, noun. Condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition.
Dictionary definition
PREDILECTION, noun. A predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation".
PREDILECTION, noun. A strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney".
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.