desire vs inclination

inclination vs desire

desire and inclination both are nouns.

desire is a verb but inclination is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
desire	Yes	No	Yes	No
inclination	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, inclination is a hypernym of desire; that is, inclination is a word with a broader meaning than desire:

desire: an inclination to want things
inclination: a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect

Other hypernyms of desire include tendency.

desire (noun)	inclination (noun)
an inclination to want things	the act of inclining; bending forward
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state	a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
something that is desired	the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
	an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
	that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking
	(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
	(geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
	(astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees

desire (verb)	inclination (verb)
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
express a desire for
expect and wish

Difference between desire and inclination

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