What part of speech is inclinations?

Inclinations can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

Inflections

Noun

What does inclinations 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 inclinations

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1. noun Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.
2. noun Chechens have inclinations towards independence.
3. noun Rather than be reach and submit to others, I would be poor and follow my own inclinations.
4. noun It was even whispered about the Court that the Queen had Ogreish inclinations, and that, whenever she saw little children passing by, she had all the difficulty in the world to prevent herself from falling upon them.
5. noun He spoke in little, sharp, jerky outbursts, and it seemed to me that to speak at all was very painful to him, and that his will all through was overriding his inclinations.
6. noun It is not a small kindness, which has come from very good inclinations.
7. noun He had an inclination to give up too easily.
8. noun An inclination of his head indicated his agreement.
9. noun Her inclination is for classical music.
10. noun The alkaline inclination of the local waters.
11. noun He walked with a heavy inclination to the right.
12. noun I have an inclination for poetry.
13. noun He showed his agreement by a sight inclination of his head.
14. noun A man ought to read just as inclination leads him; for what he reads as a task will do him little good.
15. noun They say that the first inclination which an animal has is to protect itself.
Sentence  
noun
Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.
Chechens have inclinations towards independence.
Rather than be reach and submit to others, I would be poor and follow my own inclinations.
It was even whispered about the Court that the Queen had Ogreish inclinations, and that, whenever she saw little children passing by, she had all the difficulty in the world to prevent herself from falling upon them.
He spoke in little, sharp, jerky outbursts, and it seemed to me that to speak at all was very painful to him, and that his will all through was overriding his inclinations.
It is not a small kindness, which has come from very good inclinations.
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.

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