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Definition of Leaning
1. Noun. An inclination to do something. "He felt leanings toward frivolity"
2. Adjective. Departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal. "The headstones were tilted"
3. Noun. A natural inclination. "He has a proclivity for exaggeration"
4. Noun. The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical. "He walked with a heavy inclination to the right"
Exact synonyms: Inclination, Lean, List, Tilt
Generic synonyms: Position, Spatial Relation
Derivative terms: Incline, Lean, Lean, List, Tilt
Generic synonyms: Position, Spatial Relation
Derivative terms: Incline, Lean, Lean, List, Tilt
5. Noun. The act of deviating from a vertical position.
Definition of Leaning
1. n. The act, or state, of inclining; inclination; tendency; as, a leaning towards Calvinism.
Definition of Leaning
1. a tendency [n -S] - See also: tendency