Predilection vs Inclination - What's the difference?
predilection | inclination |
Condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition.
* 1987 , Edwin M. Yoder Jr., "Lewis Powell a Fine Sense of Balance," Washington Post , 29 Jun.,
* 2000 , Terry McCarthy, "Lost Generation," Time Asia , 23 Oct.,
* 2001 , Marina Cantacuzino, "On deadly ground," The Guardian , 13 Mar.,
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.
As nouns the difference between predilection and inclination
is that predilection is condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition while inclination is a physical tilt or bend.predilection
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* (archaic)Noun
(en noun)- But for him the first rule of judging was to set aside personal predilection and vote the law and the facts.
- ... youth’s predilection for revolt.
- Wilson doesn’t see any inconsistency between his socialism and his predilection for the high life.
inclination
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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 .
