the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act, or state, of inclining; inclination; tendency.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Inclination of the mind; mental tendency; bias; bent.
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n. the act of deviating from a vertical position
adj. departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
n. an inclination to do something
n. a natural inclination
n. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
Word Usage
"Just finished reading your book “Petite Anglaise” whilst working in Madrid and it had me engrossed, and I could thoroughly relate to it being a student studying languages (French and Spanish, but my strong leaning is towards the Spanish)."