What part of speech is inclination?

Inclination can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

Inflections

Noun

What does inclination mean?

Definitions

Noun

inclination - an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"
inclination - the act of inclining; bending forward; "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement"
inclination - that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her inclination is for classical music"
inclination - (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
inclination - (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
inclination - a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink"
inclination - the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"
inclination - (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon

Examples of inclination

#   Sentence  
1. noun He had an inclination to give up too easily.
2. noun An inclination of his head indicated his agreement.
3. noun Her inclination is for classical music.
4. noun The alkaline inclination of the local waters.
5. noun He walked with a heavy inclination to the right.
6. noun I have an inclination for poetry.
7. noun He showed his agreement by a sight inclination of his head.
8. noun A man ought to read just as inclination leads him; for what he reads as a task will do him little good.
9. noun They say that the first inclination which an animal has is to protect itself.
10. noun I don't have the time or the inclination to do that.
11. noun I don't have the time or the inclination.
12. noun I don't have the time or the inclination to help Tom.
13. noun Tom says he doesn't have the time or the inclination to do that.
14. noun Mary says she doesn't have the time or the inclination to do that.
15. noun Tom and Mary said they didn't have the time or the inclination to do that.
Sentence  
noun
He had an inclination to give up too easily.
An inclination of his head indicated his agreement.
Her inclination is for classical music.
The alkaline inclination of the local waters.
He walked with a heavy inclination to the right.
I have an inclination for poetry.
He showed his agreement by a sight inclination of his head.
A man ought to read just as inclination leads him; for what he reads as a task will do him little good.
They say that the first inclination which an animal has is to protect itself.
I don't have the time or the inclination to do that.
I don't have the time or the inclination.
I don't have the time or the inclination to help Tom.
Tom says he doesn't have the time or the inclination to do that.
Mary says she doesn't have the time or the inclination to do that.
Tom and Mary said they didn't have the time or the inclination to do that.

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