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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