inclination vs understanding

understanding vs inclination

inclination and understanding both are nouns.

inclination is not an adjective while understanding is an adjective.

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

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

inclination: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
understanding: an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

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

inclination (noun)	understanding (noun)
the act of inclining; bending forward	the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect	the cognitive condition of someone who understands
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical	an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others	the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
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 (adjective)	understanding (adjective)
	characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy

Difference between inclination and understanding

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