predilection
pred-uh-LEK-shunnounMeaning a special liking or preference
Memory hook PRE-DILECT: CHOSEN before all others. At every party, Granny Mae walks right past the cakes and pies to the lemon bars; lemon is her predilection.
The cat has a predilection for napping in the laundry basket.
In context At the dessert table, Grandma revealed her predilection at once, skipping the cakes and pies and heading straight for the lemon bars.
Similar preference, liking, fondness, taste
Opposite dislike, aversion
From Medieval Latin praedilectio, from praediligere (to prefer): prae- (before) + diligere (to love, to choose).