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leaning

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?li?n??/
  • Rhymes: -i?n??
  • Hyphenation: lean?ing

Etymology 1

From Middle English lening, leninge, from Old English hlinung (leaning; resting; place of rest), equivalent to lean +? -ing.

Noun

leaning (plural leanings)

  1. A tendency or propensity.
    a man of socialist leanings

Translations

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

leaning

  1. present participle of lean

Anagrams

  • aneling, eanling, lignane, nealing

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proclivity

English

Etymology

From Latin pr?cl?vit?s, from pro (toward) + cl?vus (a slope, hill).

Pronunciation

  • (weak vowel distinction) IPA(key): /p?o??kl?v?ti/
  • (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /p?o??kl?v?ti/
  • Rhymes: -?v?ti

Noun

proclivity (plural proclivities)

  1. A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially, a strong disposition or bent.
    • , Episode 16
      This therefore was the reason why the still comparatively young though dissolute man who now addressed Stephen was spoken of by some with facetious proclivities as Lord John Corley.

Synonyms

  • penchant, propensity, see also Thesaurus:predilection

Translations

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