inclination
noun
[ ɪnklɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n ]
• a person's natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way; a disposition.
• "John was a scientist by training and inclination"
Similar:
tendency,
propensity,
proclivity,
leaning,
predisposition,
disposition,
predilection,
weakness,
proneness,
desire,
wish,
readiness,
impulse,
bent,
list,
humour,
velleity,
• the fact or degree of sloping.
• "changes in inclination of the line on the graph"
• the angle at which a straight line or plane is inclined to another.
Similar:
gradient,
incline,
slope,
pitch,
ramp,
bank,
ascent,
rise,
acclivity,
descent,
declivity,
slant,
lift,
tilt,
cant,
camber,
bevel,
angle,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin inclinatio(n- ), from inclinare ‘bend towards’ (see incline).
