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n. 1. (often foll by: for, to, towards, or an infinitive) a particular disposition, esp a liking or preference; tendency: I've no inclination for such dull work. 2. the degree of deviation from a particular plane, esp a horizontal or vertical plane. 3. a sloping or slanting surface; incline.

[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. Oxford Collocations Dictionary

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. an inclined surface.

[count] : the act of bending your head or body forward : the act of inclining your head or body He acknowledged us with a slight inclination [= (more commonly) nod] of his head. INCLINATION meaning: 1 : a feeling of wanting to do something a tendency to do something; 2 : a slanting surface slope

[uncountable, countable] a feeling that makes you want to do something inclination (to do something) He did not show the slightest inclination to leave. My natural inclination is to find a compromise. She had neither the time nor the inclination to help them. inclination (toward/for something) She lacked any inclination for housework.