different between inclination vs counsel

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).

English

Etymology

From Middle English counseil, conseil, from Old French conseil, from Latin c?nsilium; akin to c?nsul? (“take counsel, consult”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: koun?-s?l, IPA^(key): /?ka?n.s?l/
• Homophone: council

Noun

counsel (countable and uncountable, plural counsels)

1. The exchange of opinions and advice especially in legal issues; consultation.
2. Exercise of judgment; prudence.
   • 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie

     They all confess, therefore, in the working of that first cause, that counsel is used.

3. Advice; guidance.
   • It was ill counsel had misled the girl.

4. Deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan.
5. (obsolete) A secret opinion or purpose; a private matter.

   • thilke lord […] to whom no counsel may be hid

6. A lawyer, as in Queen's Counsel (QC).

Usage notes

In the sense 'lawyer', the plural is usually unchanged counsel.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:advice

Translations

Verb

counsel (third-person singular simple present counsels, present participle counselling or counseling, simple past and past participle counselled or counseled)

1. (transitive) To give advice, especially professional advice, to (somebody).

   The lawyer counselled his client to remain silent.

   Psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and other mental health professionals counsel clients.

2. (transitive) To recommend (a course of action).

   I would counsel prudence in this matter.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:advise

Translations

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

• council

Anagrams

• conules, leucons, unclose