an inclination to do something; he felt leanings toward frivolity

[ Syn: propensity , tendency ]

a natural inclination; he has a proclivity for exaggeration

[ Syn: proclivity , propensity ]

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

[ Syn: tilt , list , inclination , lean ]

the act of deviating from a vertical position

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal; the leaning tower of Pisa; the headstones were tilted

[ Syn: atilt , canted , tilted , tipped ]