predilection C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌpɹɛ.dəˈlɛk.ʃn̩/ UK /ˌpɹiː.dəˈlɛk.ʃn̩/ See IPA manual Freq #52073 Meanings 1 noun A strong liking or preference for something. She has a predilection for expensive cars and fine wine. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a strong liking or... likingpenchantpartialitytaste ↔ Opposites aversiondisinclinationindisposition Word family Forms predilections Etymology AI details Borrowed from Medieval Latin praedīlēctiō. *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European praedīlēctiō la-med View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # predilection **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌpɹɛ.dəˈlɛk.ʃn̩/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌpɹiː.dəˈlɛk.ʃn̩/ **Frequency rank:** 52073 ## Meanings 1. A strong liking or preference for something. ## Examples - She has a predilection for expensive cars and fine wine. ## Antonyms - aversion - disinclination - indisposition ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *leǵ- - Root: praedīlēctiō ## Etymology Borrowed from Medieval Latin praedīlēctiō. ## AI Etymology Predilection is borrowed from Medieval Latin praedīlēctiō. In present-day use, it means a strong liking or preference for something. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown