inclination
Noun 1. A person's natural tendency, preference, or liking for something. * This refers to a feeling that makes someone want to act in a particular way or a preference for a specific type of thing. 2. The act of bending or leaning forward; the state of being at an angle. * This refers to a physical movement or position where something is not vertical or straight. 3. A slope or slant; a surface that is not level. * This refers to the degree to which a surface deviates from being horizontal or vertical. 4. The angle formed by two lines or surfaces, especially in technical contexts (physics, geometry, astronomy). * This is a precise measurement of tilt or deviation from a reference plane.
- Noun (Tendency/Preference):
- She has a natural inclination towards helping others.
- His inclination is to avoid conflict whenever possible.
- I have no inclination to go out in this storm.
- Noun (Physical Leaning/Angle):
- He acknowledged me with a slight inclination of his head.
- The inclination of the roof allows snow to slide off easily.
- The tower has a noticeable inclination to the north.
- "To have/show an inclination for/toward(s) something": To have or demonstrate a preference or talent for something.
- From a young age, she showed a strong inclination for mathematics.
- "To follow one's inclination(s)": To do what one wants to do or feels like doing.
- He decided to follow his inclination and become an artist.
- Incline (verb): To lean, slope, or tend toward something. (e.g., / )
- Inclined (adjective): Having a tendency or preference; sloping. (e.g., / )
- Tendency, propensity, leaning, predisposition, penchant, proclivity (for the sense of a natural preference).
- Tilt, slant, slope, gradient, list (for the physical sense of an angle).
- Nod, bow, dip (for the act of bending forward).
- Aversion, disinclination, reluctance (for the sense of preference).
- Verticality, perpendicularity, uprightness (for the physical sense of angle).
- "Against one's inclination": Contrary to what one wants or prefers to do.
- He attended the meeting against his inclination.
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the act of inclining; bending forward
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an inclination of his head indicated his agreement
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a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
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the alkaline inclination of the local waters
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fabric with a tendency to shrink
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the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
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the tower had a pronounced tilt
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the ship developed a list to starboard
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he walked with a heavy inclination to the right
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that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking
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her inclination is for classical music
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(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
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(geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
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(astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
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an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
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he had an inclination to give up too easily
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a tendency to be too strict
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