Predilection vs Aptness - What's the difference?
predilection | aptness | Related terms |
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.,
suitability; the quality of being apt or suitable
disposition of the mind; propensity
quickness of apprehension; readiness in learning; docility
proneness; tendency
Predilection is a related term of aptness.
As nouns the difference between predilection and aptness
is that predilection is predilection while aptness is suitability; the quality of being apt or suitable.predilection
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* (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.