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leaning (toward)

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  • leaning — n Leaning, propensity, proclivity, penchant, flair mean a strong instinct or liking for something or sometimes someone. One has a leaning toward something (as a church, a party, or a school of philosophy) when one definitely inclines to… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • leaning — lean|ing [ linıŋ ] noun count usually plural a tendency to prefer, support, or be interested in a particular idea or activity: political/religious/feminist etc. leanings: a tough young lawyer with feminist leanings leaning toward: a leaning… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Leaning Tower of Pisa — Infobox religious building building name =Leaning Tower of Pisa infobox width = image size = caption = map type = map size = map caption = location = geo = coord|43|43|23|N|10|23|47|E|type:landmark region:IT PI|display=inline,title religious… …   Wikipedia

  • Leaning — Lean Lean (l[=e]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Leaned} (l[=e]nd), sometimes {Leant} (l[e^]nt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Leaning}.] [OE. lenen, AS. hlinian, hleonian, v. i.; akin to OS. hlin[=o]n, D. leunen, OHG. hlin[=e]n, lin[=e]n, G. lehnen, L. inclinare, Gr …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • leaning — noun my leaning is definitely toward a more liberal agenda Syn: inclination, tendency, bent, proclivity, propensity, penchant, predisposition, predilection, partiality, preference, bias, attraction, liking, fondness, taste; informal yen …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • leaning — lean·ing || lɪːnɪŋ n. tendency, inclination, bent, bias adj. inclining; tending lɪːn n. inclination, tendency; meat in which there is more muscle than fat, lean meat v. rest against; slant, bend, incline; tend toward, favor; depend; place… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …   Universalium

  • inclination — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. propensity, leaning, bent, predisposition; fondness, liking; predilection; slope, slant, ramp. See tendency, will, obliquity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A tendency] Syn. bent, bias, propensity,… …   English dictionary for students

  • lean — lean1 [ lin ] (past tense and past participle leaned [ lind ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive lean forward/back/toward/across etc. to move your body so it is closer to or farther from someone or something, for example by bending at the waist: The… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • inclination — [in΄klə nā′shən] n. [OFr < L inclinatio < pp. of inclinare, INCLINE] 1. the act of bending, leaning, or sloping; esp., a bowing or nodding 2. an inclined surface or plane; slope; incline; slant 3. the extent or degree of incline from a… …   English World dictionary

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