inclination
a tendency or leaning
Root
- cline / cliv: lean, slope, or bend
Other words with the cline / cliv root
- decline: to slope downward; to refuse or decrease
- incline: to lean or slope; to tend toward
- inclined: likely or disposed to do something; sloping
- proclivity: a natural tendency or inclination
- recline: to lean back
Cline / cliv gives slope or lean. Inclination is a lean of body, mind, or preference.
Her inclination toward visual memory made diagrams more useful than lists.
Inclination is the everyday hook for harder slope words. A hill inclines; a person inclines toward an opinion; a habit inclines you toward one choice before you think.