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Nouns (17)

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

inclination, inclining

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

inclination, 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"

inclination, 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, inclination, 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"

inclination, dip, magnetic dip, angle of dip

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

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Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (7)

magnetic

adj. of or relating to or caused by magnetism; "magnetic forces"

charismatic, magnetic

adj. possessing an extraordinary ability to attract; "a charismatic leader"; "a magnetic personality"

attractive, magnetic

adj. having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull; "an attractive force"; "the knife hung on a magnetic board"

magnetic, magnetized

adj. having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel; "the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material"

Fuzzynyms (80)

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"

alluring, tempting, enticing

adj. highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation"

attractive, alluring, tantalizing, tempting

adj. very pleasantly inviting; "a tantalizing aroma"; "a tempting repast"

ingratiating

adj. capable of winning favor; "with open arms and an ingratiating smile"

Synonyms (28)

winning, appealing, fetching, taking

adj. very attractive; capturing interest; "a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality"

attention-getting, catchy

adj. likely to attract attention; "a catchy title for a movie"

bewitching, captivating, enchanting, enthralling, entrancing, fascinating

adj. capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile"; "Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman"

charming, engaging, piquant

adj. attracting or delighting; "an engaging frankness"; "a piquant face with large appealing eyes"

cunning, cute

adj. attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness; "a cute kid with pigtails"; "a cute little apartment"; "cunning kittens"; "a cunning baby"

dinky

adj. (British informal) pretty and neat; "what a dinky little hat"

dishy

adj. (informal British) good-looking; "a dishy blonde"

hypnotic, mesmeric, mesmerizing, spellbinding

adj. attracting and holding interest as if by a spell; "read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"; "she had a warm mesmeric charm"; "the sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing"; "a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome"

nice

adj. pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance; "what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"- George Meredith; "nice manners"; "a nice dress"; "a nice face"; "a nice day"; "had a nice time at the party"; "the corn and tomatoes are nice today"

personable

adj. (of persons) pleasant in appearance and personality

photogenic

adj. looking attractive in photographs

prepossessing

adj. creating a favorable impression; "strong and vigorous and of prepossessing appearance"

winsome

adj. charming in a childlike or naive way

Antonyms (3)

disinclination

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

repulsive

adj. possessing the ability to repel; "a repulsive force"

antimagnetic

adj. impervious to the effects of a magnetic field; resistant to magnetization; "an antimagnetic watch"

magnetic inclination

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