/ ˌɪnklɪˈneɪʃn; NAmE / noun
1.
[ U , C ] inclination (to do sth) | inclination (towards / for sth) a feeling that makes you want to do sth :
He did not show the slightest inclination to leave.
My natural inclination is to find a compromise.
She lacked any inclination for housework.
He was a loner by nature and by inclination .
She had neither the time nor the inclination to help them.
You must follow your own inclinations when choosing a career.
2.
[ C ] inclination to do sth a tendency to do sth :
There is an inclination to treat geography as a less important subject.
3.
[ C , usually sing. , U ] ( technical ) a degree of sloping :
an inclination of 45°
the angle of inclination
4.
[ C ] a small downward movement, usually of the head
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin inclinatio(n-) , from inclinare bend towards, from in- towards + clinare to bend.