1) Affections 2) Bent 3) Favourite 4) Favouritism 5) Penchant 6) Preference 7) Taste 8) Tendency 1) French word used in English 2) Orientation 3) Partiality 4) Predisposition 5) Preference 
• (n.) A previous liking; a prepossession of mind in favor of something; predisposition to choose or like; partiality.
Pre`di·lec'tion noun [ Prefix pre- + Latin dilectus , past participle diligere to prefer: confer French prédilection . See Diligent .] A previous liking; a prepossession of mind in favor of something; predisposition to choose or like; partiality. Burke. 
special liking mental preference 
Type: Term Pronunciation: pred′i-lek′shŭn Definitions: 1. An established preference; a site of predilection would be the most likely site occurrance, as for the manifestations of a disease, condition, or parasite.
Preference.
[n] - a predisposition in favor of something
predilection 1. A special liking or preference for something. 2. A tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality. 3. Etymology: from French prédilection (16th century); from Middle Latin prædilectus, prediligere, 'to prefer before others'; from Latom præ-, 'before' + diligere, 'to choose, to love'. Based on diligent which...
[Frankenstein] a preconceived liking; partiality or preference (for).
noun a predisposition in favor of something; `a predilection for expensive cars`; `his sexual preferences`; `showed a Marxist orientation`
a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference: a predilection for Bach.
a predisposition in favor of something[Novel words] a predisposition in favor of something