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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 |
adjective + (n.)inclination
artistic,
authoritarian,
conservative,
disordered,
ethical,
evil,
feminist,
growing,
homosexual,
increasing,
individual,
initial,
innate,
liberal,
literary,
mechanical,
moral,
natural,
orbital,
particular,
personal,
perverse,
philosophical,
populist,
prevailing,
random,
shared,
slight,
socialist,
steep,
strong,
theological
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verb + (n.)inclination
betray, display, exhibit, express, follow, guide, indicate, lack, overcome, possess, pursue, reinforce, resist, restrain, show
(n.)inclination
+ verb
cooperate, devote, disguise, engage, flee, impose, question, suppress
noun + (n.)inclination
aptitude, capacity, creature, deed, desire, eccentricity, habit, impulse, indication, instinct, necessity, preference, tendency
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| derivation: |
inclinational (adj.) |
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