inclination

Noun
  1. An attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others (synset 106206319)
    "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"
    is a type of: attitude, mental attitude - a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
    subtypes:
    • direction - a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
    • drift, movement, trend - a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
    • call - a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course
    • denominationalism - the tendency, in Protestantism, to separate into religious denominations or to advocate such separations
    • devices - an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'
    • sympathy, understanding - an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
    • favoritism, favouritism - an inclination to favor some person or group
    • leaning, proclivity, propensity - a natural inclination
    • bent, set - a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
    • literalism - a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense
    • perseveration - the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it
    • predisposition - an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way
    • favor, favour - an inclination to approve
    • disapproval, disfavor, disfavour, dislike - an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
    • partiality, partisanship - an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives
    • impartiality, nonpartisanship - an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally
    same as: disposition, tendency
  2. (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees (synset 113912536)
    referred to in: astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
    is a type of: angle - the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
    same as: inclination of an orbit
  3. (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis) (synset 113912295)
    referred to in: geometry - the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces
    is a type of: angle - the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
    same as: angle of inclination
  4. (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon (synset 113915590)
    referred to in: natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions
    is a type of: angle - the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
    same as: angle of dip, dip, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination
  5. That toward which you are inclined to feel a liking (synset 107514093)
    "her inclination is for classical music"
    is a type of: liking - a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
    subtypes:
    • leaning, propensity, tendency - an inclination to do something
    • stomach - an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness
    • undertow - an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling
  6. The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical (synset 105075249)
    "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"
    is a type of: position, spatial relation - the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
    same as: lean, leaning, list, tilt
  7. A characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect (synset 104951225)
    "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink"
    is a type of: disposition - a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing
    subtypes:
    • heterosis, hybrid vigor - (genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent
    • buoyancy - the tendency to float in water or other liquid
    • electronegativity, negativity - (chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond
    • stainability - (cytology) the capacity of cells or cell parts to stain specifically with certain dyes
    • desire - an inclination to want things
    same as: tendency
  8. The act of inclining;
    Bending forward (synset 100336210)
    "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement"
    is a type of: motility, motion, move, movement - a change of position that does not entail a change of location
    subtypes:
    • bob - a short abrupt inclination (as of the head)
    • nod - the act of nodding the head
    • stoop - an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward
    same as: inclining

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