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    inclination imperative hermit taciturn demeanor

    Published Oct 21, 2020 [  English  ]

    inclination

    in·cli·na·tion AC /ˌɪŋkləˈneɪʃən, ˌɪŋklɪˈneɪʃən/ noun

    1. [uncountable and countable] a feeling that makes you want to do something
      1. My natural inclination was to say no
      2. inclination to do something
        1. Neither of my children showed the slightest inclination to follow me into journalism.
      3. Teachers simply do not have the time or the inclination to investigate these matters
    2. [uncountable and countable] a tendency to think or behave in a particular way
      1. inclination to do something
        1. an inclination to see everything in political terms
      2. inclination to/towards
        1. She’s troubled by her son’s inclination toward atheism
      3. by inclination
        1. Bart was a romantic by inclination
    3. [countable] a movement made down towards the ground
      1. She greeted Maggie with an inclination of the head
    4. [uncountable and countable] formal a slope, or the angle at which something slopes

    imperative

    im·per·a·tive1 /ɪmˈperətɪv/ adjective

    1. extremely important and needing to be done or dealt with immediately:
      1. It is imperative that politicians should be good communicators
      2. It is imperative (for somebody) to do something
        1. It is imperative to meet face to face with the client
    2. technical an imperative verb is one that expresses an order, such as ‘stand up’
    • imperatively adverb

    hermit

    her·mit /ˈhɜːmət, ˈhɜːmɪt $ ˈhɜːr-/ noun [countable]

    someone who lives alone and has a simple way of life, usually for religious reasons

    taciturn

    ta·ci·turn /ˈtæsətɜːn, ˈtæsɪtɜːn $ -ɜːrn/ adjective formal

    speaking very little, so that you seem unfriendly

    —taciturnity /ˌtæsəˈtɜːnəti, ˌtæsɪˈtɜːnəti $ -ɜːr-/ noun [uncountable]

    demeanor

    de·mea·nour British English, demeanor American English /dɪˈmiːnə $ -ər/ noun [singular, uncountable] formal

    the way someone behaves, dresses, speaks etc that shows what their character is like

    • his quiet, reserved demeanor

    Reference

    • Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English