inclination
Definition of inclination:
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part of speech: noun
The act of inclining or bending towards: tendency: natural aptness: favorable disposition: affection: act of bowing: angle between two lines or planes.
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part of speech: noun
A bending or sloping either downwards or upwards; the direction of one body with respect to another when measured by the angle formed at the point of meeting; tendency or leaning towards; bias of mind or will; propensity; desire; love : inclined plane, a sloping surface; one of the five mechanical powers.
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Common misspellings:
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- inclanation (55.6%)
- incinlation (44.4%)
Usage examples for inclination:
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But even in this state she yielded against her better inclination for she was weeping when you saw her.
"David Elginbrod" – George MacDonald -
He could not resist such a powerful public example, and then he would begin to like to go of his own inclination
"An Orkney Maid" – Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr -
She made a very slight inclination when the woman smiled at her.
"A Damaged Reputation" – Harold Bindloss -
He frequently had to force himself to work when he did not have an inclination to do so.
"Methods of Authors" – Hugo Erichsen
