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inclination English

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inclination Noun

— Someone has an inclination to do something if the person wants to do it or often does it. I have an inclination to eat some ice cream right now. He has an inclination to forget his umbrella at other peoples' houses. — Something has an inclination if it's on a slant or angle. The inclination of the road was just enough to make the car roll by itself.

inclination

— noun (= tendency) 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 — noun (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees — noun (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis) — noun that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking her inclination is for classical music — noun (= inclining) the act of inclining; bending forward an inclination of his head indicated his agreement — noun (= tendency) 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 — noun (= tilt, list) 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 — noun (= dip) (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon

Synonyms inclination synonyms

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inclination English » English

tendency desire propensity wish slope leaning trend eagerness disposition bent slant fancy keenness itch ardour ardor ambition proclivity bias will tilt liking intention predisposition penchant list liability lean gradient partiality idea dip declivity preference mood magnetic inclination magnetic dip inflection incline grade disposal deviation declension bending aptness angle of inclination angle of dip thought set relish

Topics inclination topics

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Language and thought Think

Tendency

What words indicate that the speaker thinks that something tends to be a certain way?

tend have a tendency lean a certain way apt to prone to proclivity predilection bent bias leaning penchant inclination propensity susceptibility likelihood liable to trend drift conducive to leads in the direction of dispose incline toward gravitate toward likely

States Quality Shape Horizontal

Leaning, sloping

What words refer to how much something is leaning or sloping?

angle slope (n) inclination pitch grade gradient steep precipitous gradual (rise)

Examples inclination examples

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Simple sentences

I have an inclination for poetry.

Mary says she doesn't have the time or the inclination to do that.

Tom and Mary said they didn't have the time or the inclination to do that.

Movie subtitles

I thought that I could put you out of my mind. That inclination would give way to judgment.

Pray can I not, though inclination be as sharp as will.

I haven't got the time or inclination to cut 'em out.

You need something I haven't the time or inclination to give you.

If he be leaden, icy-cold, unwilling. be thou so too, and so break off your talk. and give us notice of his inclination.

Yet, until a year ago. you showed no inclination or desire to follow your father's calling.

Second, Mr. Wayne don't show any inclination to move on.

They have neither the time, the training nor the inclination for strategic thought.

Observe his inclination in yourself.

But nature gave us the inclination to love.

No. Psychologically, it's the healthier inclination.

No doubt we have no right to blame the accused for lacking qualities he is morally incapable of but here in this court we must stifle the human inclination to be tolerant and submit our will to the loftier demands of that noble ideal which is justice.

She didn't have a dime, time, or the inclination.

And he never showed any inclination towards being a Scotsman before this happened?

Perhaps not, but I'm on this train for legitimate reasons and I've neither the time nor the inclination to assist you with your work.

I haven't got the time or inclination to cut them out.

What you need is something I have neither the time. nor the inclination to give you.

I have neither the time nor the inclination to discuss this further.

I can tell at a glance if a man is of criminal inclination.

Why does one lose the inclination to explain these things?

Indeed, but not the inclination.

They have neither the time, the training. nor the inclination for strategic thought.

Your first inclination is gonna be.

I have neither the time nor the inclination to continue this ridiculous discussion.

I shouldn't have neglected his natural inclination for order.

You never felt the slightest inclination to leap before an approaching express train.

I had neither the time nor the inclination for an emotional scene. By the time the police reached the plane wreckage I was gone to the launch I had waiting.

But what strikes me most about Punch is his amorous inclination.

No doubt you have both the inclination and the ability, Dolly. but I'm afraid that you lack the money.

She has a growing inclination to break with you.

Every person has an inclination towards something.

The performed tests have shown multi-directional talents, a high intelligence level as well as ontological leaning and inclination towards reflection.

Nothing stops for it, this is the state most natural to it. and yet the most contrary to its inclination.

In this tale I am a fake god by occupation and a magician by inclination.

You, you, you mean you never felt an inclination for another?

How can we determine the true inclination of a boy or girl?

News and current affairs

So, no surprise, the energy of Libyan youth ran head-on into Qaddafi's inclination toward brutality and, more importantly, into his paid mercenaries.

Interest in the arcane principles of finance has always been an inclination particular to people who love to pore over numerical tables and study mathematical formulas.

My inclination is to believe that the head will prevail - but not completely.

Perhaps the heads of states of the four European countries would lose a major photo opportunity and have no inclination to delegate it to a representative of the EU.

But the SCAF leadership shows no inclination to emulate the Spanish generals.

First, it has become clear that President George W. Bush's administration, by inclination, remains as unilateralist as it seemed when it came to power 11 months ago.

At the same time, Sarkozy has shown some inclination towards structural reform.

India's government, by contrast, has neither the power nor the inclination to trample over poor people to make rich people richer.

In their private lives, Americans have become addicted to consumerism, which drains their time, savings, attention, and inclination to engage in acts of collective compassion.

Following the disturbances in Tibet and the troubles affecting the Olympic torch's progress around the world, some voices abroad are showing a greater inclination to dismiss, vilify, humiliate, or even split China.

Fortunately, the Chilean public shows no inclination to follow the mistakes of several other South American countries, especially Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil, and Argentina.

Though the Fed has stopped purchasing new assets, it has shown no inclination to scale back its outsize holdings.

Moreover, the West's inclination to appease China will gradually cause ordinary Chinese to lose confidence that economic modernization will ever set them free.

Most economic relationships depend on good will, a basic inclination to do the right thing even if no one is checking.

Their first inclination is to defend these electoral democracies on the grounds they no longer engage in killing or in torture.

After all, a psychological telling of the story of our moral development provides no basis for encouraging us to dampen one natural inclination and nurture another.

The most dangerous force eroding the Treaty's credibility is the inclination of some nuclear-weapon states to reinterpret at will the package of agreements reached in the past.

And, faced with today's tight budget constraints, the inclination to favor projects that have demonstrable short-term returns is arguably stronger now than in the past.

Driven by its compulsion to make war on Iraq at all costs, Washington has shown little inclination to consider the war's long-term impact on countries lying at the periphery of the war zone.

The country's new leaders speak earnestly of deepening reforms and rebalancing the economy, but they remain cautious, gradualist, and conservative by inclination.

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