in·cli·na·tion ( n kl -n  shn)n.1. The act of inclining or the state of being inclined; a bend or tilt: The inclination of the child's head suggested sleep. 2. a. A deviation or the degree of deviation from the horizontal or vertical; a slant: the steep inclination of a roof. b. An inclined surface; a slope. 3. A tendency toward a certain condition or character: the alkaline inclination of the local waters. 4. A characteristic disposition to do, prefer, or favor one thing rather than another; a propensity: "I shall indulge the inclination so natural in old men, to be talking of themselves" Benjamin Franklin. See Synonyms at tendency. |
inclination Noun 1. a liking, tendency, or preference: he showed no inclination to change his routine 2. the degree of slope from a horizontal or vertical plane 3. a slope or slant 4. Surveying the angular distance of the horizon below the plane of observation
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | inclination - an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"attitude, mental attitude - a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun" direction - a general course along which something has a tendency to develop; "I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts"; "his ideals determined the direction of his career"; "they proposed a new direction for the firm" trend, drift, movement - a general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right" Call - a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course; "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call" 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'; "eventually the family left the house to the devices of this malevolent force"; "the children were left to their own devices" sympathy, understanding - an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding" bent, set - a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; "the set of his mind was obvious" 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 favour, favor - an inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this season" | | 2. | inclination - (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degreesastronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole angle - the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians | | 3. | inclination - (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)geometry - the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces angle - the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians | | 4. |  inclination - (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizonangle - the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians | | 5. | inclination - that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her inclination is for classical music"liking - a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin" stomach - an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness; "he had no stomach for a fight" undertow - an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling; "his account had a poignant undertow of regret" disinclination - that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike; "his disinclination for modesty is well known" | | 6. |  inclination - the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"spatial relation, position - the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage" | | 7. | inclination - a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink"heterosis, hybrid vigor - (genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent disposition - a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing; "a swelling with a disposition to rupture" buoyancy - the tendency to float in water or other liquid stainability - (cytology) the capacity of cells or cell parts to stain specifically with certain dyes desire - an inclination to want things; "a man of many desires" | | 8. | inclination - the act of inclining; bending forward; "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement"movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" bob - a short abrupt inclination (as of the head); "he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement" nod - the act of nodding the head stoop - an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward |
inclination noun 2. tendency, liking, taste, turn, fancy, leaning, bent, stomach, prejudice, bias, affection, thirst, disposition, penchant, fondness, propensity, aptitude, predisposition, predilection, proclivity, partiality, turn of mind, proneness << OPPOSITE aversion  Translations
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inclination [ɪnklɪˈneɪʃən] n (= tendency) → tendencia, inclinación f
inclination [ɪnklɪˈneɪʃən] n → inclination f (= desire); envie f
inclination [ɪnklɪˈneɪʃən] n → Neigung f
inclination [ɪnklɪˈneɪʃən] n → inclinazione f
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