TENDENCY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
   Synonym(s)
   • inclination (what does inclination mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the alkaline inclination of the local waters
   • fabric with a tendency to shrink
   Hypernyms(s) tendency is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • disposition (what does disposition mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • electronegativity (what does electronegativity mean?)
   • negativity (what does negativity mean?)
   • stainability (what does stainability mean?)
   • desire (what does desire mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • tend (what does tend mean?)
   • be given (what does be given mean?)
   • lean (what does lean mean?)
   • incline (what does incline mean?)
   • run (what does run mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
   Synonym(s)
   • disposition (what does disposition mean?)
   • inclination (what does inclination mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he had an inclination to give up too easily
   • a tendency to be too strict
   Hypernyms(s) tendency is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • attitude (what does attitude mean?)
   • mental attitude (what does mental attitude mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • direction (what does direction mean?)
   • drift (what does drift mean?)
   • trend (what does trend mean?)
   • movement (what does movement mean?)
   • Call (what does Call mean?)
   • denominationalism (what does denominationalism mean?)
   • devices (what does devices mean?)
   • sympathy (what does sympathy mean?)
   • understanding (what does understanding mean?)
   • favoritism (what does favoritism mean?)
   • favouritism (what does favouritism mean?)
   • proclivity (what does proclivity mean?)
   • propensity (what does propensity mean?)
   • leaning (what does leaning mean?)
   • bent (what does bent mean?)
   • set (what does set mean?)
   • literalism (what does literalism mean?)
   • perseveration (what does perseveration mean?)
   • predisposition (what does predisposition mean?)
   • favor (what does favor mean?)
   • favour (what does favour mean?)
   • disfavor (what does disfavor mean?)
   • disfavour (what does disfavour mean?)
   • dislike (what does dislike mean?)
   • disapproval (what does disapproval mean?)
   • partiality (what does partiality mean?)
   • partisanship (what does partisanship mean?)
   • impartiality (what does impartiality mean?)
   • nonpartisanship (what does nonpartisanship mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • tend (what does tend mean?)
   • be given (what does be given mean?)
   • lean (what does lean mean?)
   • incline (what does incline mean?)
   • run (what does run mean?)
   • dispose (what does dispose mean?)
   • incline (what does incline mean?)
   • tend (what does tend mean?)
   • be given (what does be given mean?)
   • lean (what does lean mean?)
   • incline (what does incline mean?)
   • run (what does run mean?)
   • dispose (what does dispose mean?)
   • incline (what does incline mean?)
3. Meaning
   • an inclination to do something
   Synonym(s)
   • leaning (what does leaning mean?)
   • propensity (what does propensity mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he felt leanings toward frivolity
   Hypernyms(s) tendency is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • inclination (what does inclination mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • tend (what does tend mean?)
   • be given (what does be given mean?)
   • lean (what does lean mean?)
   • incline (what does incline mean?)
   • run (what does run mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a general direction in which something tends to move
   Synonym(s)
   • trend (what does trend mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the shoreward tendency of the current
   • the trend of the stock market
   Hypernyms(s) tendency is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • direction (what does direction mean?)
   • way (what does way mean?)