inclination
[noun]
Synonyms:
- tendency, disposition, liking, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, propensity
- slope, angle, gradient, incline, pitch, slant, tilt

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Antonyms: disinclination

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

in‧cli‧na‧tion AC /ˌɪŋkləˈneɪʃən, ˌɪŋklɪˈneɪʃən/ noun
[Word Family: verb: incline; noun: inclination; adjective: inclined]

1. [uncountable and countable] a feeling that makes you want to do something:
My natural inclination was to say no.
inclination to do something
Neither of my children showed the slightest inclination to follow me into journalism.
Teachers simply do not have the time or the inclination to investigate these matters.

2. [uncountable and countable] a tendency to think or behave in a particular way
inclination to do something
an inclination to see everything in political terms
inclination to/towards
She’s troubled by her son’s inclination toward atheism.
by inclination
Bart was a romantic by inclination.

3. [countable] a movement made down towards the ground:
She greeted Maggie with an inclination of the head.

4. [uncountable and countable] formal a slope, or the angle at which something slopes

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

inclination
noun
ADJ. strong | slight I did not feel the slightest inclination to hurry.
true | natural, own, personal The king's own inclination was always towards a pro-French policy.
homosexual, sexual | artistic, political
VERB + INCLINATION feel, have | show | lack | curb Hopes of advancement in the company may curb any inclination to deviate from the requirements of superiors.
follow In matters of dress she followed her personal inclinations rather than fashion.
PREP. by ~ He is a teacher by occupation but a philosopher by inclination.
~ for an inclination for war
~ towards She has no inclination towards mysticism.
PHRASES the time nor/or the inclination I have neither the time nor the inclination to play stupid games!

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲