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Inclination vs Longing - What's the difference?

inclination | longing | Related terms |

Inclination is a related term of longing.


As nouns the difference between inclination and longing

is that inclination is a physical tilt or bend while longing is an earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.

As a verb longing is

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inclination

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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
    • ''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 .
  • (obsolete) A person or thing loved or admired.

    • Derived terms

    * inclinational

    Synonyms

    * incline * inclining * steepness

    Related terms

    * inclinable * inclined plane * inclinometer

    longing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
  • The buying of a financial instrument with the expectation that its value will rise

    • Synonyms

    * yearning

    Related terms

    * long

    See also

    * desire * miss