Inclination Definition

ĭnklə-nāshən
inclinations
noun
inclinations
The act of bending, leaning, or sloping; esp., a bowing or nodding.
Webster's New World
The extent or degree of incline from a horizontal or vertical position, course, etc.
Webster's New World
An inclined surface or plane; slope; incline; slant.
Webster's New World
The difference in direction of two lines, planes, or surfaces as measured by the angle between them; specif., a property of a line in a plane, being the angle measured from the positive portion of the x-axis to the line in question.
Webster's New World
A particular disposition or bent of mind; bias; tendency.
An inclination to talk.
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Other Word Forms of Inclination

Noun

Singular:
inclination
Plural:
inclinations

Origin of Inclination

  • From Middle French inclination, from Latin inclinatio

    From Wiktionary

Inclination Sentence Examples

  • The general inclination of the country is from north to south.

  • With an inclination of the head the Emperor dismissed him.

  • His father began to teach him Latin, but ceased on discovering the boy's greater inclination and aptitude for mathematical studies.

  • He had the background and the education, but he obviously didn't have the inclination to adjust to the one being forced on him.

  • But after two hours with Cynthia Byrne, he had to fight the inclination to take all of her comments at face value, thereby kissing off any degree of objectivity.

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Words Starting With

IININC

Words Ending With

NONION

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inclination

Words Starting With I and Ending With N

Starts With I & Ends With NStarts With IN & Ends With NStarts With I & Ends With ON

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With I11 Letter Words Ending With N