English-Thai Dictionary

predilection

N การ ชื่นชอบ  preference liking kan-chun-chob

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PREDILECTION

n.[L. proe, before, and dilectus, dilito, to love. ] A previous liking; a prepossession of mind in favor of something.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PREDILECT

PREDILECT Pre `di *lect ", v. t.

 

Defn: To elect or choose beforehand. [R.] Walter Harte.

 

PREDILECTION

Pre `di *lec "tion, n. Etym: [Pref. pre- + L. dilectus, p. p. diligere to prefer: cf. F. prédilection. See Diligent. ]

 

Defn: A previous liking; a prepossession of mind in favor of something; predisposition to choose or like; partiality. Burke.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

predilection

pre di lec tion |ˌpredlˈekSHən, ˌprēdl -ˈˌprɛdlˈˌɛkʃən | ▶noun a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something: my predilection for Asian food. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French prédilection, from Latin praedilect- ‘preferred, ’ from the verb praediligere, from prae ‘in advance ’ + diligere ‘to select. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

predilection

predilection |ˌpriːdɪˈlɛkʃ (ə )n | ▶noun a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favour of something: your predilection for pretty girls. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French prédilection, from Latin praedilect- ‘preferred ’, from the verb praediligere, from prae ‘in advance ’ + diligere ‘to select ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

predilection

predilection noun a predilection for shellfish: liking, fondness, preference, partiality, taste, penchant, weakness, soft spot, fancy, inclination, leaning, bias, propensity, bent, proclivity, predisposition, appetite. ANTONYMS dislike.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

predilection

predilection noun her predilection for married men: liking, fondness, preference, partiality, taste, penchant, weakness, soft spot, fancy, inclination, leaning, bias, propensity, bent, proclivity, proneness, predisposition, tendency, affinity, appetite, love; archaic gusto. ANTONYMS dislike, disinclination.

 

French Dictionary

prédilection

prédilection n. f. nom féminin Préférence. : Le jardin est un de ses lieux de prédilection.

 

Spanish Dictionary

predilecto, -ta

predilecto, -ta adjetivo Que goza de la predilección de una persona :su restaurante predilecto; es nuestro ayudante predilecto . VÉASE hijo predilecto .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

predilection

pre di lec tion /prèd (ə )lékʃ (ə )n |prìːdɪ -/名詞 C ｟かたく ｠ «…に対する » 特別の [強い ]好み, 偏愛 «for » .