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inclination

n. that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her inclination is for classical music"

inclination

n. the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line

inclination

n. signal made by the referee : arm raised to shoulder height

inclining

n. the act of inclining; bending forward; "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement"

tendency

n. 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"

tilt, lean

n. 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"

disposition, tendency

n. 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"

dip, magnetic inclination, magnetic dip, angle of dip

n. (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon

proclivity, propensity, leaning

n. a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"

craving

n. an intense desire for some particular thing

desire

n. the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

feeling

n. the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"

heart, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, affection, warmheartedness

n. a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"

fire, ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency

n. feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor"

persuasion, view, opinion, thought, sentiment

n. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"

n. a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion"

position, view, perspective

n. a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view"

impulse, whim, caprice, vagary

n. a sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse"

pleasure, pleasance

n. a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; "he was tingling with pleasure"

satisfaction

n. the contentment you feel when you have done something right; "the chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction"

volition, will

n. the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith

pitch, rake, slant

n. degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch"

grade

n. the gradient of a slope or road or other surface; "the road had a steep grade"

prejudice, bias

n. a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

preference, predilection

n. a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"

habit, wont

n. an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"

characteristic

n. a distinguishing quality

pattern, convention, rule, normal

n. something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors"

practice, practise

n. knowledge of how something is usually done; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner"

temper, humor, humour, mood

n. a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor"

nature, wild, natural state, state of nature

n. a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild"

nature

n. the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"

disposition, temperament

n. your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"

affinity

n. a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam"

taste, preference, predilection, penchant

n. a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

disinclination

n. that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike; "his disinclination for modesty is well known"

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