\Pro*cliv"i*ty\, n. [L. proclivitas: cf. F.
proclivit['e].]
1. Inclination; propensity; proneness; tendency. ``A
   proclivity to steal.'' --Abp. Bramhall.
2. Readiness; facility; aptitude.
         He had such a dexterous proclivity as his teachers
         were fain to restrain his forwardness. --Sir H.
                                               Wotton.