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leaning
('l/i/n/I//N/ )

noun (n)

  • an inclination to do something(noun.feeling)
    Example:
    He felt leanings toward frivolity.
    Synonym:
    propensity, tendency
    source: wordnet30
  • a natural inclination(noun.cognition)
    Synonym:
    proclivity, propensity
    source: wordnet30
  • the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical(noun.attribute)
    Synonym:
    inclination, lean, list, tilt
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of deviating from a vertical position(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • The act, or state, of inclining; inclination; tendency; as, a leaning towards Calvinism.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal(adj.all)
    Example:
    The leaning tower of Pisa.
    Synonym:
    atilt, canted, tilted, tipped
    source: wordnet30

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