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noun

prōclīvĭtas

gen. ātis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
A steep descent; declivity
A steep descent, declivity (post-class.): parvulam proclivitatem digressus, Auct. B. Afr. 37.—
A tendency; disposition; proneness •
A tendency, disposition, proneness, propensity, proclivity (class.): ad morbos proclivitas...proclivitas ad suum quodque genus, ad aegrotandum proclivitas. Sed haec in bonis rebus facilitas nominetur, in malis proclivitas, ut significet lapsionem, Cic. Tusc. 4, 12, 27 and 28.
Perseus ID: n38478 Key: proclivitas