Gift
Gift noun - A special and usually inborn ability.
Usage example: has a gift for making guests feel right at home
Predilection and gift are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Predilection" instead a noun "Gift".
Predilection
Predilection noun - A habitual attraction to some activity or thing.
Usage example: a young lad with a predilection for telling tall tales
Gift and predilection are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gift" instead a noun "Predilection".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| special | special gift | special predilection |
| particular | particular gift | particular predilection |
| similar | similar gift | similar predilection |
| natural | natural gift | natural predilection |
| Other adjectives: specific, extraordinary, greater, strange. | ||
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