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/lee"ning/, n.inclination; tendency: strong literary leanings.[bef. 1000; ME leninge, OE hlining. See LEAN1, -ING1]Syn. bent, propensity, proclivity, bias, penchant.
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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, n. The act, or state, of inclining; inclination; tendency; as, a leaning towards Calvinism. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leaning — I noun attitude, bent, bias, conviction, disposition, favor, favoritism, feeling, gravitation, habit, idiosyncrasy, in disequilibrium, inclination, liking, partiality, penchant, perspective, position, posture, preconception, predetermination,… … Law dictionary
leaning — [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,… … New thesaurus
leaning — ► NOUN ▪ a tendency or preference: communist leanings … English terms dictionary
leaning — [lēn′iŋ] n. 1. the act of a person or thing that leans 2. a tendency; inclination; penchant; predilection SYN. INCLINATION … English World dictionary
leaning — 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) … Combinatory dictionary
leaning — 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… … English dictionary
Leaning — 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 … Surnames reference
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 Date: 15th century a definite but not decisive attraction or tendency often used in plural < radical leanings > Synonyms: leaning, propensity, proclivity, penchant mean a strong instinct or liking for something. leaning suggests a liking or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
