Bent and Way

Bent

Bent noun - A habitual attraction to some activity or thing.

Usage example: the perfect gift for a person of a literary bent

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Way and bent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Way" instead a noun "Bent".

Nearby Word: bend

Way noun - A usual manner of behaving or doing.

Usage example: she's set in her ways and is not about to change

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Bent and way are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bent" instead a noun "Way".

clear	clear bent	clear way
similar	similar bent	similar way
natural	natural bent	natural way
certain	certain bent	certain way
Other adjectives: obvious, practical, traditional, twisted.

At the end of the first episode/chapter, she jokes that it might be fun to have fangirls, adding that maybe she's "a little bent that way".

Source: Bi the Way
But the way Areida immediately bent double, convulsing with laughter, made it seem like the most vulgur of epithets.

Source: Pardon My Klingon
Anyone who uses arcanowave gear on a regular basis in Feng Shui runs the risk of mutation due to the way that arcanotech sends bent magic into your system like a virus whenever you use it.

Source: Body Horror / Tabletop Games

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