History
History
Synonyms
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Meaning:
affection

a kindly and Loving feeling

strong fondness

aptitude

(an example of) natural or acquired ability

inclination

attitude

a way of feeling, thinking or behaving

mental outlook

bias

a particular attitude, preference, (without having full knowledge)

belief in one way; partiality

desire

(an instance of) strong longing (for something)

want, longing

disposition

an arrangement (the more usual word)

personal temperament

faculty

a natural ability to do things

ability, skill

fetish

an object worshipped by people because they believe a spirit lives in it; anything to which too much respect or attention is given

obsession

inclination

a liking or tendency

tendency, bent

jaundice

a disease marked by yellowness of the skin and the whites of the eyes; a state of mind in which one is jealous, spiteful, envious and suspicious

bias

leaning

a tendency

tendency, bias

liking

the state of being fond of a person, thing

fondness, taste

preference

(an example of) liking for, wanting, one thing rather than another or others

first choice

propensity

a natural tendency

inclination, weakness

relish

(something used to give or which has) a special flavour or attractive quality; liking

great appreciation of something

sentiment

(a) mental feeling of love, happiness, pity, sadness etc; an opinion or judgement

emotion, belief

tendency

a probable change (to another condition or activity)

inclination to think or do in a certain way

PREDILECTION as in Wiktionary
PREDILECTION as in Wikipedia