inclination disposition tendency attitude mental attitude direction drift movement trend Call denominationalism devices sympathy understanding favoritism favouritism leaning proclivity propensity bent set literalism perseveration predisposition favor favour disapproval disfavor disfavour dislike partiality partisanship impartiality nonpartisanship jump to corresponding sense entry
inclination noun
1 inclination An attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others:— He had an inclination to give up too easily.
synonyms: disposition , tendency .
Roget 176 :tendency ;
aptness ,
aptitude ;
proneness ,
proclivity ,
bent ,
turn ,
tone ,
bias ,
set ,
leaning to ,
predisposition ,
inclination ,
propensity ,
susceptibility ;
conatus [Lat.] ,
nisus [Lat.] ;
liability
etc.
177 quality ,
nature ,
temperament ;
idiocrasy † ,
idiosyncrasy ;
cast ,
vein ,
grain ;
humor ,
mood ;
drift
etc.
(direction)
278 conduciveness ,
conducement † ;
applicability
etc.
(utility)
644 subservience
etc.
(instrumentality)
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Roget 602 :
willingness ,
voluntariness
etc.
adj.† ;
willing mind ,
heart .
disposition ,
inclination ,
leaning ,
animus ;
frame of mind ,
humor ,
mood ,
vein ;
bent
etc.
(turn of mind)
820 penchant
etc.
(desire)
865 aptitude
etc.
698 docility ,
docibleness † ;
persuasibleness † ,
persuasibility † ;
pliability
etc.
(softness)
324 geniality ,
cordiality ;
goodwill ;
alacrity ,
readiness ,
earnestness ,
forwardness ;
eagerness
etc.
(desire)
865 asset
etc.
488 compliance
etc.
762 pleasure
etc.
(will)
600 gratuitous service .
labor of love ;
volunteer ,
volunteering .
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Roget 897 :love ;
fondness
etc.
adj.;
liking ;
inclination
etc.
(desire)
865 regard ,
dilection † ,
admiration ,
fancy .
affection ,
sympathy ,
fellow-feeling ;
tenderness
etc.
adj.;
heart ,
brotherly love ;
benevolence
etc.
906
attachment .
yearning ,
eros ,
tender passion ,
amour ;
gyneolatry † ;
gallantry ,
passion ,
flame ,
devotion ,
fervor ,
enthusiasm ,
transport of love ,
rapture ,
enchantment ,
infatuation ,
adoration ,
idolatry .
Cupid ,
Venus ;
myrtle ;
true lover's knot ;
love token ,
love suit ,
love affair ,
love tale ,
love story ;
the ,
old story ,
plighted love ;
courtship
etc.
902 amourette † ;
free love .
maternal love ,
storge [Gr.] ,
parental love ;
young love ,
puppy love .
attractiveness ;
popularity ;
favorite
etc.
899 lover ,
suitor ,
follower ,
admirer ,
adorer ,
wooer ,
amoret † ,
beau ,
sweetheart ,
inamorato [It] ,
swain ,
young man ,
flame ,
love ,
truelove ;
leman † ,
Lothario ,
gallant ,
paramour ,
amoroso † ,
cavaliere servente [It] ,
captive ,
cicisbeo † ;
caro sposo [It] .
inamorata ,
ladylove ,
idol ,
darling ,
duck ,
Dulcinea ,
angel ,
goddess ,
cara sposa [It] .
betrothed ,
affianced ,
fiancee .
flirt ,
coquette ;
amorette † ;
pair of turtledoves ;
abode of love ,
agapemone † .
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Dutch: aandrang, aandrift, geneigdheid, inclinatie, neiging Polish: ciągoty, pociąg, predylekcja, inklinacja, skłonność, słabość, instynkt
2 inclination astronomy The angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees.
synonym: inclination of an orbit .
3 inclination geometry The angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis).
synonym: angle of inclination .
Dutch: glooiing, inclinatie Polish: inklinacja
4 inclination 5 inclination That toward which you are inclined to feel a liking.
6 inclination 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 .
Roget 217 :obliquity ,
inclination ,
slope ,
slant ,
crookedness
etc.
adj.;
slopeness † ;
leaning
etc.
v.;
bevel ,
tilt ;
bias ,
list ,
twist ,
swag ,
cant ,
lurch ;
distortion
etc.
243 bend
etc.
(curve)
245 tower of Pisa .
acclivity ,
rise ,
ascent ,
gradient ,
khudd † ,
rising ground ,
hill ,
bank ,
declivity ,
downhill ,
dip ,
fall ,
devexity † ;
gentle slope ,
rapid slope ,
easy ascent ,
easy descent ;
shelving beach ;
talus ;
monagne Russe [Fr.] ;
facilis descensus averni [Lat.] .
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Roget 865 :desire ,
wish ,
fancy ,
fantasy ;
want ,
need ,
exigency .
mind ,
inclination ,
leaning ,
bent ,
animus ,
partiality ,
penchant ,
predilection ;
propensity
etc.
820 willingness
etc.
602 liking ,
love ,
fondness ,
relish .
longing ,
hankering ,
inkling ;
solicitude ,
anxiety ;
yearning ,
coveting ;
aspiration ,
ambition ,
vaulting ambition ;
eagerness ,
zeal ,
ardor ,
empressement [Fr.] ,
breathless impatience ,
overanxiety ;
impetuosity ,
etc.
825 appetite ,
appetition † ,
appetence † ,
appetency † ;
sharp appetite ,
keenness ,
hunger ,
stomach ,
twist ;
thirst ,
thirstiness ;
drouth ,
mouthwatering ;
itch ,
itching ;
prurience ,
cacoethes [Lat.] ,
cupidity ,
lust ,
concupiscence .
edge of appetite ,
edge of hunger ;
torment of Tantalus ;
sweet tooth ,
lickerish tooth † ;
itching palm ;
longing eye ,
wistful eye ,
sheep's eye .
[excessive desire for money]
greed
etc.
817.1.
voracity
etc.
(gluttony)
957 passion ,
rage ,
furore † ,
mania ,
manie † ;
inextinguishable desire ;
dipsomania ,
kleptomania .
[Person who desires]
lover ,
amateur ,
votary ,
devotee ,
aspirant ,
solicitant ,
candidate ,
applicant ,
supplicant ;
cormorant
etc.
957 [Object of desire]
desideratum ;
want
etc.
(requirement)
630 a consummation devoutly to be wished ;"
attraction ,
magnet ,
allurement ,
fancy ,
temptation ,
seduction ,
fascination ,
prestige ,
height of one's ambition ,
idol ;
whim ,
whimsy ,
whimsey † ;
maggot ;
hobby ,
hobby-horse .
Fortunatus's cap ;
wishing cap ,
wishing stone ,
wishing well .
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Polish: nachylenie, spadzistość, spad
7 inclination A characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect:— The alkaline inclination of the local waters.
synonym: tendency .
Polish: tendencja
8 inclination The act of inclining; bending forward:— An inclination of his head indicated his agreement.
synonym: inclining .
Dutch: buiging, knik Polish: pochylanie, nachylanie, skłanianie, przychylanie, schylanie, chylenie
Moby thesaurus: a thing for , affection , affinity , aim , an ear for , an eye for , angle , angularity , animus , appetence , appetency , appetite , aptitude , aptness , ardor , attitude , azimuth , bag , bank , bearing , bend , bending , bending the knee , bent , bevel , bezel , bias , bob , bow , bowing , bowing and scraping , cant , capacity for , cascade , cast , cataract , character , choice , chosen kind , chute , collapse , comedown , command , conation , conatus , conduciveness , constitution , course , crash , craving , cup of tea , current , curtsy , debacle , decision , declension , declination , defluxion , delight , descending , descension , descent , desire , determination , diathesis , dipping the colors , direction , direction line , discretion , discrimination , disposition , down , downbend , downcome , downcurve , downfall , downflow , downgrade , downpour , downrush , downtrend , downturn , downward trend , drift , drop , dropping , druthers , eagerness , easy slope , eccentricity , enthusiasm , fall , falling , fancy , fascination , favor , favoritism , feeling for , felicity , fervor , flair , fleam , forejudgment , free choice , free will , genius for , gentle slope , genuflection , gift for , glacis , grade , gradient , grain , gravitation , hanging gardens , heading , helicline , helmsmanship , hillside , homage , idiosyncrasy , incline , inclined plane , inclining , individualism , inequality , innate aptitude , intention , interest , involvement , jaundice , jaundiced eye , kidney , kneeling , kowtow , launching ramp , lay , lean , leaning , leaning tower , liability , lie , liking , line , line of direction , line of march , list , longing , lust , make , makeup , making a leg , mental set , mettle , mind , mind-set , mold , mutual affinity , mutual attraction , nature , navigation , nepotism , nod , nodding , obeisance , objective , obsequiousness , one-sidedness , orientation , parti pris , partialism , partiality , particular choice , partisanism , partisanship , passion , penchant , personal choice , piloting , pitch , pleasure , plummeting , point , pounce , preconception , predilection , predisposition , preference , preferential treatment , prejudgment , prejudice , prepossession , presenting arms , probability , proclivity , proneness , propensity , prostration , quarter , rake , ramp , range , rapids , readiness , resolution , reverence , run , salaam , salutation , salute , scarp , scrape , sensitivity to , servility , set , sexual desire , shelving beach , side , slant , slope , soft spot , stamp , standing at attention , steep slope , steerage , steering , stiff climb , stomach , stoop , strain , streak , stripe , style , submission , submissiveness , susceptibility , swag , sway , swoop , sympathy , talus , taste , temper , temperament , tendency , tenor , thing , tilt , tilting , tip , tower of Pisa , track , trend , tropism , turn , turn for , turn of mind , twist , type , undetachment , undispassionateness , unneutrality , velleity , volition , warp , waterfall , way , weakness , will , will power , willingness , wish , zeal ... show more .
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