leaning, n.
(leanings)
(leanings)
the act of deviating from a vertical position
<noun.act>
leaning
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hypernym
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
inclination lean leaning list tilt
sample sentences
"the tower had a pronounced tilt""the ship developed a list to starboard"
"he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a natural inclination
<noun.cognition>
leaning proclivity propensity
sample sentences
"he has a proclivity for exaggeration"
semantic pointers
hypernym
an inclination to do something
<noun.feeling> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6
leaning propensity tendency
sample sentences
"he felt leanings toward frivolity"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym