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in·cli·na·tion
 inclination
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- pronunciation:
- In
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a tendency towards; preference; liking.
Unlike her famous sister, she had no inclination for a literary career.She was always annoyed by his inclination to get up early and rattle around in the kitchen.- synonyms:
- bent, disposition, leaning, proclivity, propensity
- antonyms:
- disinclination
- similar words:
- bias, favor, fondness, penchant, predilection, predisposition, preference, proneness, streak, tendency, trend
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| definition 2: |
that to which one is inclined.
Putting things off has always been my inclination.- synonyms:
- fancy, liking, penchant, predilection, preference, taste
- similar words:
- cast, druthers, fondness, leaning, partiality, passion, thing, weakness
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| definition 3: |
a downward movement, as of the head or upper body; nod; bow.
- synonyms:
- bow, nod
- similar words:
- curtsy, obeisance, salaam
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| definition 4: |
a tilt from the horizontal or vertical, or the degree to which something tilts; slant.
- synonyms:
- gradient, pitch, rake, slant, slope, tilt, tip
- similar words:
- declination, grade, hill, rise
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| definition 5: |
a tilted surface; slope.
- synonyms:
- cant, gradient, incline, slant, slope, tilt
- similar words:
- acclivity, declivity, dip
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| related words: |
ability, affinity, appetite, bent, bias, demonstration, direction, discretion, fancy, favoritism, grain, instinct, knack, like, list, mind, tip, turn, urge, will, wish |
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| derivation: |
inclinational (adj.) |
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