enclin
French, adjective/ɑ̃.klɛ̃/
enclin is spelled E-N-C-L-I-N (6 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written French, the 19,481st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Enclin is a French adjective meaning “inclined, prone (with à - to)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est porté de son naturel à quelque chose”.
What does enclin mean in English?
adjective
- 1
inclined, prone (with à - to)
Il est enclin à la rêverie.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est porté de son naturel à quelque chose.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of enclin
- encline feminine
- enclins masculine plural
- enclines feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce enclin?
- /ɑ̃.klɛ̃/
- \ɑ̃.klɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to enclin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is enclin in French?
enclin appears 2.2 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).