| ADJECTIVE | all | leaning, atilt, canted, tilted, tipped | departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal |
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| NOUN | feeling | leaning, propensity, tendency | an inclination to do something |
| cognition | leaning, proclivity, propensity | a natural inclination | |
| attribute | leaning, tilt, list, inclination, lean | the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical | |
| act | leaning | the act of deviating from a vertical position |
| Sounds | liy'nihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal. | |
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| Example | "the leaning tower of Pisa" | |
| Synonyms | atilt, canted, tilted, tipped | |
| Broader | inclined | At an angle to the horizontal or vertical position |
| Spanish | inclinado | |
| Meaning | An inclination to do something. | |
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| Example | "he felt leanings toward frivolity" | |
| Synonyms | propensity, tendency | |
| Broader | inclination | That toward which you are inclined to feel a liking |
| Spanish | inclinación, propensión, tendencia | |
| Catalan | inclinació, tendència | |
| Meaning | A natural inclination. | |
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| Synonyms | proclivity, propensity | |
| Broader | inclination, disposition, tendency | An attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others |
| Spanish | proclividad, propensión | |
| Catalan | proclivitat, propensió | |
| Meaning | The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical. | |
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| Synonyms | tilt, list, inclination, lean | |
| Broader | position, spatial relation | The spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated |
| Spanish | inclinación | |
| Catalan | inclinació | |
| Meaning | The act of deviating from a vertical position. | |
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| Broader | act, deed, human action, human activity | Something that people do or cause to happen |
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