different between arrangement vs inclination

English

Etymology

From French arrangement.

Morphologically arrange +? -ment

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???e?nd??m?nt/
• Hyphenation: ar?range?ment

Noun

arrangement (countable and uncountable, plural arrangements)

1. The act of arranging.
2. The manner of being arranged.
3. A collection of things that have been arranged.
4. A particular way in which items are organized.
5. (in the plural) Preparations for some undertaking.
6. An agreement.
7. (music) An adaptation of a piece of music for other instruments, or in another style.

Synonyms

• (particular way in which items are organized): configuration, constitution; see also Thesaurus:composition

Derived terms

• wheel arrangement

Related terms

• arrange

Translations

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French arrangement, derived from the verb arranger, hence Danish arrangere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??????m??]

Noun

arrangement n (singular definite arrangementet, plural indefinite arrangementer)

1. arrangement
2. event, party

Declension

Further reading

• “arrangement” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “arrangement” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French arrangement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.r?n.???m?nt/
• Hyphenation: ar?ran?ge?ment
• Rhymes: -?nt

Noun

arrangement n (plural arrangementen, diminutive arrangementje n)

1. (music) A musical arrangement.
2. A package deal, especially in relation to recreative services.

Related terms

• arrangeren

French

Etymology

arranger +? -ment

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.????.m??/

Noun

arrangement m (plural arrangements)

1. arrangement

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French arrangement

Noun

arrangement n (definite singular arrangementet, indefinite plural arrangement or arrangementer, definite plural arrangementa or arrangementene)

1. arrangement, event

Related terms

• arrangere

References

• “arrangement” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “arrangement” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French arrangement

Noun

arrangement n (definite singular arrangementet, indefinite plural arrangement, definite plural arrangementa)

1. arrangement, event

Related terms

• arrangere

References

• “arrangement” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

English

Etymology

From Middle English inclinacioun, inclinacyon, from Old French inclination and Latin incl?n?ti?.Morphologically incline +? -ation

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n.kl??ne?.??n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

inclination (countable and uncountable, plural inclinations)

1. A physical tilt or bend.

2. A slant or slope.

4. A mental tendency.

5. (geometry) The angle of intersection of a reference plane

6. (obsolete) A person or thing loved or admired.
   • c. 1672-1679, William Temple, Memoirs

     you make will be a Discovery of your Inclinations

   • c. 1771, John Adams, speaking in a trial

     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.

Synonyms

• (slant or slope): incline, inclining, steepness
• (tendency): leaning, proclivity, propensity

Derived terms

• inclinational

Related terms

• inclinable
• incline
• inclined plane
• inclinometer

Translations

Anagrams

• anilinction

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin incl?n?ti?, incl?n?ti?nem. See also inclinaison.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.kli.na.sj??/

Noun

inclination f (plural inclinations)

1. inclination (all senses)

Related terms

• incliner

Further reading

• “inclination” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).