inclination vs literalism

literalism vs inclination

inclination and literalism both are nouns.

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

As nouns, literalism is a hyponym of inclination; that is, literalism is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inclination:

inclination: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
literalism: a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense

Other hyponyms of inclination include direction, drift, movement, trend, Call, denominationalism, devices, sympathy, understanding, favoritism, favouritism, leaning, proclivity, propensity, bent, set, perseveration, predisposition, favor, favour, disapproval, disfavor, disfavour, dislike, partiality, partisanship, impartiality, nonpartisanship, dogmatism.

inclination (noun)	literalism (noun)
the act of inclining; bending forward	the doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature
a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect	a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense
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

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