predilection

Noun

• a strong liking
  • my own preference is for good literature
    
  • the Irish have a penchant for blarney
    

• a predisposition in favor of something
  • a predilection for expensive cars
    
  • his sexual preferences
    
  • showed a Marxist orientation
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  preference , penchant , taste , orientation