inclination

A physical tilt or bend.countableuncountable

• The inclination of his head increased and he awoke with a start.

A slant or slope.countableuncountable

• The road up to the house had a steep inclination.

A tendency.countableuncountable

• His inclination to drink escalated to alcoholism.

The angle of intersection of a reference plane.countableuncountable

• 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.

A person or thing loved or admired.countableobsoleteuncountable

• c. 1672-1679, William Temple, Memoirs you make will be a Discovery of your Inclinations
• c. 1771, John Adams, speaking in a trial Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.