leaning
1leaning — 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… …
2Leaning — Lean ing, n. The act, or state, of inclining; inclination; tendency; as, a leaning towards Calvinism. [1913 Webster] …
3leaning — I noun attitude, bent, bias, conviction, disposition, favor, favoritism, feeling, gravitation, habit, idiosyncrasy, in disequilibrium, inclination, liking, partiality, penchant, perspective, position, posture, preconception, predetermination,… …
4leaning — [n] tendency, bias aptitude, bent*, cup of tea*, disposition, drift, favor, favoritism, inclination, inclining, liking, mindset, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, propensity, sentiment, taste, thing,… …
5leaning — ► NOUN ▪ a tendency or preference: communist leanings …
6leaning — [lēn′iŋ] n. 1. the act of a person or thing that leans 2. a tendency; inclination; penchant; predilection SYN. INCLINATION …
7leaning — n. 1) a strong leaning 2) a leaning towards (to have a strong leaning towards political conservatism) * * * [ liːnɪŋ] a strong leaning a leaning towards (to have a strong leaning towards political conservatism) …
8leaning — UK [ˈliːnɪŋ] / US [ˈlɪnɪŋ] noun [countable, usually plural] Word forms leaning : singular leaning plural leanings a tendency to prefer, support, or be interested in a particular idea or activity political/religious/feminist etc leanings: a tough… …
9Leaning — This unusual and intriguing name, found mainly in Northern England, is of Anglo Saxon origin, and has a number of possible interpretations. Firstly, it may be a variant form, with n for m , a common substitution, of the locational surname Leeming …
10Leaning — 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 …
