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- DictionaryIn·cli·na·tion/ˌinkləˈnāSHən/
noun
- 1. a person's natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way; a disposition or propensity: "John was a scientist by training and inclination"
- 2. a slope or slant: "changes in inclination of the line on the graph"
1. : a tendency to a particular aspect, state, character, or action. the clutch has an inclination to slip. 2. a. : a deviation from the true vertical or horizontal : slant. also : the degree of such deviation. b. : an inclined surface : slope. c (1) : the angle determined by two lines or planes. (2)
a feeling that you want to do a particular thing, or the fact that you prefer or are more likely to do a particular thing: [ + to infinitive ] My own inclination would be to look for another job. We should be basing our decisions on solid facts, not inclinations and hunches. Synonyms. desire (WANT) persuasion (BELIEFS) tendency. willingness.
a feeling that you want to do a particular thing, or the fact that you prefer or are more likely to do a particular thing: [ + to infinitive ] My own inclination would be to look for another job. We should be basing our decisions on solid facts, not inclinations and hunches. Synonyms. desire (WANT) persuasion (BELIEFS) tendency. willingness.
Definitions of inclination. noun. the act of inclining; bending forward. “an inclination of his head indicated his agreement” synonyms: inclining. see more. noun. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical. “he walked with a heavy inclination to the right” synonyms: lean, leaning, list, tilt. see more. noun.
the act of inclining; state of being inclined. a tendency toward a certain condition, action, etc.: the door's inclination to stick. deviation or amount of deviation from a normal, especially horizontal or vertical, direction or position. Synonyms: pitch, grade, fall, rise, slant, slope.
[countable] a small downward movement, usually of the head. See inclination in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: inclination. Definition of inclination noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
[countable] inclination to do something a new way of doing something that is starting to develop. There is an inclination to treat geography as a less important subject. There is an inclination to present a one-sided view of the researchers' findings.
