inclination vs trend

trend vs inclination

inclination and trend both are nouns.

inclination is not a verb while trend is a verb.

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

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

inclination: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
trend: a general tendency to change (as of opinion)

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

inclination (noun)	trend (noun)
the act of inclining; bending forward	a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect	the popular taste at a given time
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical	general line of orientation
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others	a general direction in which something tends to move
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

inclination (verb)	trend (verb)
	turn sharply; change direction abruptly
	to be temporarily popular

Difference between inclination and trend

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