Nouns (13)
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
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Fuzzynyms (72)
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?"
opinion, popular opinion, public opinion, vox populi
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"
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Antonyms (1)
disinclination
n. that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike; "his disinclination for modesty is well known"
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