predispositions

noun

plural of predisposition
as in inclinations
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing the young woman's predisposition to date men who are very much like her father

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Recent Examples of predispositions In its first phase, the program offers genomic testing to 50,000 adults, screening for inherited predispositions to three major life-threatening diseases. — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Phobias can develop for a number of reasons, including genetic predispositions, environmental factors including traumatic experiences, learning from caregivers and hearing about scary situations. — Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025 The data analyzed also lacked information on participants’ family history, any genetic predispositions to cancer, and lifestyle factors like smoking. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predispositions
  1. inclinations
  2. tendencies
  3. aptitudes
  4. affinities
Noun
  • People with gene variants that affect these inclinations may also be at a higher risk of developing obesity and type 2 diabetes, researchers found.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 28 July 2026
  • Half the tracks skate along atop grooves informed by house and UK garage, reflecting Hebden’s clubbiest inclinations as well as his idiosyncratic sound design.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026
Definition of inclinations
Noun
  • Many of Vernon’s songs, rooted in personal sadness, indeed appeal to listeners with those tendencies.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026
  • Some of the hallmark characteristics of autism are the tendencies to avoid looking at other’s faces and making less eye contact.
    — Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
Definition of tendencies
Noun
  • For this class, the premise is that your purpose in life lies to the intersection of your values, your aptitudes and your interests.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 6 May 2026
  • This model reflects Japan’s long-standing corporate culture, which prioritizes new hires for their general potential—their aptitudes and aspirations, as opposed to their current skill sets or university majors—and then trains them on the job.
    — GRACIA LIU-FARRER, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2025
Definition of aptitudes
Noun
  • Knowing their days of bloodline privilege are numbered, the German and the French aristocrat bond, their class affinities binding them more tightly than the uniforms that separate them.
    — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
  • In her memoir, Andrews mentions that her children briefly attended UCLA Lab School and that Joanna had affinities for horseback riding and reading.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 23 June 2026
Definition of affinities

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