predilection
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a predisposition in favor of something
a predilection for expensive cars
Types & categories
- predisposition hypernym
Related & opposite
- opt derivation
- preferential derivation
- pet derivation
Sense 2 noun
a strong liking
my own preference is for good literature
Types & categories
- liking hypernym
- acquired taste hyponym
- weakness hyponym
Related & opposite
- prefer derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | opt |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | preferential |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pet |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | predisposition |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | prefer |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | liking |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | acquired taste |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | weakness |