different between inclination vs exhortation

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 Old French exhortacion, from Latin exhort?ti?nem, accusative singular of exhort?ti? (“encouraging; exhortation”), from exhortor (“encourage, exhort”), from ex (“out of, from”) + hortor (“encourage”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

exhortation (countable and uncountable, plural exhortations)

1. The act or practice of exhorting; the act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good or commendable.
2. Language intended to incite and encourage

   Synonym: counsel

   Antonym: admonition

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:advice

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exhort?ti?. Synchronically analysable as exhorter +? -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.z??.ta.sj??/

Noun

exhortation f (plural exhortations)

1. An exhortation

   Synonym: encouragement

Further reading

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