noun
inclination
ihn-klih-NAY-shuhn
noun
1
A tendency or preference to think or act in a certain way.
"She had no inclination to argue about it any further."
"His natural inclination is to help, even when it isn't asked for."
2
A slope, tilt, or angle away from the horizontal or vertical.
"The road has a steep inclination as it climbs the hill."
How to Use Inclination
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA leaning — either a tendency to feel or act a certain way, or a physical slope.
Common pairings
no inclination to
natural inclination
angle of inclination
Word Forms
inclinations plural
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Etymology
From Old French inclination and Latin inclinatio, from inclinare, "to bend or lean" — the same root as "incline" and "lean."