Meanings
leaning1
leaning2
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of lean
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA tendency or propensity.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivedeparting or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
nounthe property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
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Origin
leaning · noun
- Old Englishhlinung“leaning; resting; place of rest”
- Middle Englishlening
- Englishleaning
From Middle English lening, leninge, from Old English hlinung (“leaning; resting; place of rest”), equivalent to lean + -ing.
More words from Middle English, Old English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian склонност
- склонност (sklonnost)A tendency or propensity
German Orientierung
- OrientierungA tendency or propensity
Spanish tendencia, propensión
- tendenciaA tendency or propensity
- propensiónA tendency or propensity
- inclinaciónA tendency or propensity
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with leaning
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Cite this entry
leaning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaning
“leaning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaning. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leaning,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaning.
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