Definition for BENT

BENT, n.

  1. The state of being curving, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity.
  2. Declivity; as, the bent of a hill. [Unusual.] – Dryden.
  3. Inclination; disposition; a leaning or bias of mind; propensity; as, the bent of the mind or will; the bent of a people toward an object. This may be natural or artificial, occasional or habitual, with indefinite degrees of strength.
  4. Flexion; tendency; particular direction; as, the bents and turns of a subject. – Locke.
  5. Application of the mind; a bending of the mind in study or investigation. – Locke.

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