Leanings Synonyms

The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. leans
  2. inclinations
  3. lists
  4. tilts
An inclination, tendency, or preference.
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. predilections

Leanings Sentence Examples

  • In it images were condemned, but the other equally conservative leanings of the emperor found no favour.

  • He was essentially a student, with strong leanings towards archaeology and ecclesiology.

  • At Franeker his house was a small château, " separated by a moat from the rest of the town, where the mass could be said in safety."' And one motive in favour of accepting an invitation to England lay in the alleged leanings of Charles I.

  • On the 17th of March 1528 he married Ottilie Beham, a gifted lady, whose brothers, pupils of Albrecht Durer, had got into trouble through Anabaptist leanings.

  • Virgil must have been a most remarkable man; in spite of his leanings toward science he held his own against Boniface, and was canonized after his death.

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