leaning

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an inclination to do something
  2. noun a natural inclination
  3. noun the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical

Etymology

From Middle English lening, leninge, from Old English hlinung (“leaning; resting; place of rest”), equivalent to lean + -ing.

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Synonyms

propensity, tendency

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