Having a tendency or disposition toward a particular characteristic or behavior; leaning toward or likely to do something.
From Latin 'inclinare' meaning 'to bend toward,' from 'in-' (toward) and 'clinare' (to lean). The physical sense of leaning led to the metaphorical sense of mental tendency.
Think of a hill's incline - when you're inclined toward something, you're mentally leaning in that direction! Your thoughts are on a slope toward that idea or action.
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