inclination
/ˌɪn.klɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.37 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The inclination of his head increased and he awoke with a start."
- "The road up to the house had a steep inclination."
- "The gradients on the western part of the line are generally easy, although there is a rise at 1 in 55 before Manorbier, and a fall at the same inclination beyond that station."
- "His inclination to drink escalated to alcoholism."
- "It should be remembered, however, that [Sir Thomas] Lawrence, who was now in demand, was charging from eighty to a hundred guineas for even his smallest portraits, a sum which would have been far beyond the pocket or inclination of the canny North countryman [George Stephenson], who had little use for empty honours."
- "The astronomer calculated the inclination of the equator or ecliptic of Earth and the orbital planes of each visible heavenly body."
Etymology
From Middle English inclinacioun, inclinacyon, from Old French inclination and Latin inclīnātiō. Morphologically incline + -ation.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɪn.klɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
- British English: /ˌɪn.klɪˈneɪ.ʃən/