Impulse vs Predilection - What's the difference?
impulse | predilection |
A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.
* S. Clarke
A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action.
* Dryden
* {{quote-book, year=1907, author=
, title=The Dust of Conflict
, chapter=20 (physics) The integral of force over time.
(obsolete) To impel; to incite.
Condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition.
* 1987 , Edwin M. Yoder Jr., "Lewis Powell a Fine Sense of Balance," Washington Post , 29 Jun.,
* 2000 , Terry McCarthy, "Lost Generation," Time Asia , 23 Oct.,
* 2001 , Marina Cantacuzino, "On deadly ground," The Guardian , 13 Mar.,
As nouns the difference between impulse and predilection
is that impulse is while predilection is predilection.impulse
English
(wikipedia impulse)Noun
(en noun)- All spontaneous animal motion is performed by mechanical impulse .
- The impulse to learn drove me to study night and day.
- When I saw the new dictionary, I couldn't resist the impulse to browse through it.
- These were my natural impulses for the undertaking.
citation, passage=Tony's face expressed relief, and Nettie sat silent for a moment until the vicar said “It was a generous impulse , but it may have been a momentary one,
- The total impulse from the impact will depend on the kinetic energy of the bullet.
Derived terms
* impulse buy * nerve impulse * on impulseReferences
* * * [impulse in the Online Etymology Dictionary]
Verb
(impuls)- (Alexander Pope)
predilection
English
Alternative forms
* (archaic)Noun
(en noun)- But for him the first rule of judging was to set aside personal predilection and vote the law and the facts.
- ... youth’s predilection for revolt.
- Wilson doesn’t see any inconsistency between his socialism and his predilection for the high life.