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A person's "bent" could be their mental inclination, as in "She has a bent for painting."
Inclination can refer to a person's tendency or preference towards a particular action or belief.
The base word of "inclination" is "incline," which means to slope or lean.
I often give in to my inclination to answer questions.
The word tendency, meaning an inclination to think or do in a different way, has many synonyms. Some synonyms include: bias, disposition, predilection, penchant, susceptibility and temperament.
Some words with the root "clin" include clinical, clinic, and clinician. The root "clin" comes from the Latin word "clinare," meaning to lean or bend.
She had an inclination that her day was going to be very difficult. Another good sentence would be, he had an inclination that his car was going to die today.
inclination
Noun.
Inclination can be used as a preposition to indicate a tendency or preference towards something. For example, "She has an inclination towards art" means that she has a natural interest or leaning towards art.
Another word for inclination is tendency.
liking, inclination, desire