LEANING
Dictionary entry overview: What does leaning mean?
• LEANING (noun)
The noun LEANING has 4 senses:
1. an inclination to do something
2. a natural inclination
3. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
4. the act of deviating from a vertical position
Familiarity information: LEANING used as a noun is uncommon.
• LEANING (adjective)
The adjective LEANING has 1 sense:
1. departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
Familiarity information: LEANING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LEANING (noun)
Meaning:
An inclination to do something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
leaning; propensity; tendency
Context example:
he felt leanings toward frivolity
Hypernyms ("leaning" is a kind of...):
inclination (that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking)
Meaning:
A natural inclination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
proclivity; propensity; leaning
Context example:
he has a proclivity for exaggeration
Hypernyms ("leaning" is a kind of...):
disposition; inclination; tendency (an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others)
Meaning:
The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
lean; list; leaning; tilt; inclination
Context examples:
the tower had a pronounced tilt / the ship developed a list to starboard / he walked with a heavy inclination to the right
Hypernyms ("leaning" is a kind of...):
position; spatial relation (the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated)
Meaning:
The act of deviating from a vertical position
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("leaning" is a kind of...):
act; human action; human activity (something that people do or cause to happen)
• LEANING (adjective)
Meaning:
Departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
Synonyms:
atilt; canted; leaning; tilted; tipped
Context examples:
the leaning tower of Pisa / the headstones were tilted
Similar:
inclined (at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position)
