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Inclined vs Propensity - What's the difference?

inclined | propensity |

As an adjective inclined

is at an angle to the horizontal; slanted or sloped.

As a verb inclined

is (incline).

As a noun propensity is

a tendency, preference, or attraction.

inclined

English

Alternative forms

* (obsolete) * enclined (obsolete) * (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • At an angle to the horizontal; slanted or sloped.
    • The take-off ramp was inclined at 20 degrees.
  • Having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition.
    • I am inclined to believe you.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (incline)

    • Derived terms

    * inclined to * inclined plane

    Antonyms

    * disinclined

    See also

    * incline

    propensity

    English

    Noun

    (propensities)
  • A tendency, preference, or attraction.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= Katie L. Burke
    • , title= In the News , volume=101, issue=3, page=193, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.}}

    Synonyms

    * proclivity * propension

    Related terms

    * propense