LEANING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of deviating from a vertical position
   Hypernyms(s) leaning is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • act (what does act mean?)
   • human action (what does human action mean?)
   • human activity (what does human activity mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
   Synonym(s)
   • inclination (what does inclination mean?)
   • lean (what does lean mean?)
   • list (what does list mean?)
   • tilt (what does tilt mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the tower had a pronounced tilt
   • the ship developed a list to starboard
   • he walked with a heavy inclination to the right
   Hypernyms(s) leaning is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • position (what does position mean?)
   • spatial relation (what does spatial relation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • lean (what does lean mean?)
   • lean (what does lean mean?)
   • tilt (what does tilt mean?)
   • tip (what does tip mean?)
   • slant (what does slant mean?)
   • angle (what does angle mean?)
   • slope (what does slope mean?)
   • incline (what does incline mean?)
   • pitch (what does pitch mean?)
   • list (what does list mean?)
   • heel (what does heel mean?)
   • lean (what does lean mean?)
   • tilt (what does tilt mean?)
   • tip (what does tip mean?)
   • slant (what does slant mean?)
   • angle (what does angle mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a natural inclination
   Synonym(s)
   • proclivity (what does proclivity mean?)
   • propensity (what does propensity mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he has a proclivity for exaggeration
   Hypernyms(s) leaning is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • inclination (what does inclination mean?)
   • disposition (what does disposition mean?)
   • tendency (what does tendency mean?)
4. Meaning
   • an inclination to do something
   Synonym(s)
   • propensity (what does propensity mean?)
   • tendency (what does tendency mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he felt leanings toward frivolity
   Hypernyms(s) leaning is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • inclination (what does inclination mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • tend (what does tend mean?)
   • be given (what does be given mean?)
   • lean (what does lean mean?)
   • incline (what does incline mean?)
   • run (what does run mean?)

LEANING as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
   Synonym(s)
   • atilt (what does atilt mean?)
   • canted (what does canted mean?)
   • tilted (what does tilted mean?)
   • tipped (what does tipped mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the leaning tower of Pisa
   • the headstones were tilted
   Similar To
   • inclined (what does inclined mean?)
2. Meaning
   • resting against a support
   Similar To
   • unerect (what does unerect mean?)