inclination

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English inclinacioun, inclinacyon, from Old French inclination and Latin inclīnātiō. Morphologically incline +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.klɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, /ˌɪn.kləˈneɪ.ʃən/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.kləˈnæɪ.ʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən Hyphenation: in‧cli‧na‧tion === Noun === inclination (countable and uncountable, plural inclinations) A physical tilt or bend. A slant or slope. A tendency. (geometry) The angle of intersection of a reference plane. (obsolete) A person or thing loved or admired. c. 1672-1679, William Temple, Memoirs you make will be a Discovery of your Inclinations c. 1771, John Adams, speaking in a trial Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence. ==== Synonyms ==== (slant or slope): incline, inclining, steepness (tendency): leaning, proclivity, propensity ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== inclinable incline inclined plane inclinometer ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === anilinction == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin inclīnātiōnem. See also inclinaison. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.kli.na.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === inclination f (plural inclinations) inclination (all senses) ==== Related terms ==== enclin incliner === Further reading === “inclination”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012