Inclination vs Hobby - What's the difference?
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A physical tilt or bend
* The inclination of his head increased and he awoke with a start.
A slant or slope
* The road up to the house had a steep inclination .
(senseid)A mental tendency
* His inclination to drink escalated to alcoholism.
(geometry) The angle of intersection of a reference plane
(obsolete) A person or thing loved or admired.
An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
(horses) An extinct breed of horse native to the British Isles, also known as the
Any of four species of small falcons in the genus Falco'', especially ''Falco subbuteo .
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As a noun inclination
is a physical tilt or bend.As a proper noun hobby is
.inclination
English
Noun
(en noun)- ''The astronomer calculated the inclination of the equator or ecliptic of Earth and the orbital planes of each visible heavenly body.
- Artillery must take account of a weapon's precise inclination .
Derived terms
* inclinationalSynonyms
* incline * inclining * steepnesshobby
English
Etymology 1
Shortened from (hobby-horse), from (etyl) hoby, hobyn, . The meaning of hobby-horse shifted from "small horse, pony" to "child's toy riding horse" to "favorite pastime or avocation" with the connecting notion being "activity that doesn't go anywhere". Possibly originally from a proper name for a horse, a diminutive of (Robert) or (Robin) (compare (dobbin)).Noun
(wikipedia hobby) (hobbies)- I like to collect stamps from different countries as a hobby .
Synonyms
* (activity done for enjoyment in spare time ): avocation, pastimeDerived terms
* hobbyistEtymology 2
From (etyl) hobet, from , diminutive of (hobe).Noun
(hobbies)- He hawked – from nearby Esher, Richard Fox sent a servant with a hobby , which Henry received enthusiastically – and hunted, sending a present of freshly slaughtered deer to Princess Mary.
