What is a synonym for "inclination"?

Common synonyms include: incline, inclining, leaning, penchant, preference, tendency.

How do you pronounce "inclination"?

Pronounced //ˌɪn.klɪˈneɪ.ʃən//.

//ˌɪn.klɪˈneɪ.ʃən// noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Noun

1
A physical tilt or bend. countable, uncountable
"The inclination of his head increased and he awoke with a start."
2
the act of inclining; bending forward wordnet
3
A slant or slope. countable, uncountable
"The road up to the house had a steep inclination."
4
a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect wordnet
5
A tendency. countable, uncountable
"His inclination to drink escalated to alcoholism."

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6
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical wordnet
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The angle of intersection of a reference plane. countable, uncountable
"The astronomer calculated the inclination of the equator or ecliptic of Earth and the orbital planes of each visible heavenly body."
8
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others wordnet
9
A person or thing loved or admired. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"c. 1672-1679, William Temple, Memoirs you make will be a Discovery of your Inclinations"
10
that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking wordnet
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(geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis) wordnet
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(astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees wordnet
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(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon wordnet