predilection

/ˌpre-də-ˈlek-shən/

French prédilection, from Medieval Latin praediligere to love more, prefer, from Latin prae- + diligere to love

noun

  1. an established preference for something

a predilection for spicy food

predilection prepossession prejudice bias mean an attitude of mind that predisposes one to favor something. predilection implies a strong liking deriving from one's temperament or experience. prepossession suggests a fixed conception likely to preclude objective judgment of anything counter to it.