'Tendency' definitions:
Definition of 'tendency'
From: WordNet
noun
An attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict" [syn: inclination, disposition, tendency]
noun
An inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity" [syn: leaning, propensity, tendency]
noun
A characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink" [syn: tendency, inclination]
noun
A general direction in which something tends to move; "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market" [syn: tendency, trend]
Definition of 'Tendency'
From: GCIDE
- Tendency \Tend"en*cy\, n.; pl. Tendencies. [L. tendents, -entis, p. pr. of tendere: cf. F. tendance. See Tend to move.] Direction or course toward any place, object, effect, or result; drift; causal or efficient influence to bring about an effect or result. [1913 Webster]
- Writings of this kind, if conducted with candor, have a more particular tendency to the good of their country. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- In every experimental science, there is a tendency toward perfection. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Disposition; inclination; proneness; drift; scope; aim. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'tendency'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affinity,
- aim,
- an ear for,
- an eye for,
- animus,
- aptitude,
- aptness,
- azimuth,
- bag,
- bearing,
- bent,
- bias,
- body-build,
- brand,
- capacity for,
- cast,
- chance,
- character,
- characteristic,
- characteristics,
- chosen kind,
- complexion,
- composition,
- constituents,
- constitution,
- course,
- crasis,
- cup of tea,
- current,
- curve,
- custom,
- dharma,
- diathesis,
- direction,
- direction line,
- disposition,
- drift,
- druthers,
- eccentricity,
- ethos,
- expectation,
- fair expectation,
- fancy,
- favor,
- favorable prospect,
- felicity,
- fiber,
- flair,
- frame,
- genius,
- genius for,
- gift for,
- good chance,
- grain,
- habit,
- heading,
- helmsmanship,
- hue,
- humor,
- humors,
- idiosyncrasy,
- ilk,
- inclination,
- inclining,
- individualism,
- innate aptitude,
- kidney,
- kind,
- lay,
- leaning,
- liability,
- lie,
- likelihood,
- likeliness,
- line,
- line of direction,
- line of march,
- make,
- makeup,
- mental set,
- mettle,
- mind,
- mind-set,
- mold,
- movement,
- nature,
- navigation,
- odds,
- orientation,
- outlook,
- partiality,
- particular choice,
- penchant,
- personal choice,
- physique,
- piloting,
- point,
- predilection,
- predisposition,
- preference,
- prejudice,
- prepossession,
- presumption,
- presumptive evidence,
- probabilism,
- probability,
- proclivity,
- proneness,
- propensity,
- property,
- prospect,
- quality,
- quarter,
- range,
- readiness,
- reasonable ground,
- reasonable hope,
- run,
- set,
- shift,
- slant,
- somatotype,
- sort,
- spirit,
- stamp,
- steerage,
- steering,
- strain,
- streak,
- stripe,
- style,
- suchness,
- susceptibility,
- system,
- taste,
- temper,
- temperament,
- tenor,
- thing,
- tone,
- track,
- trend,
- turn,
- turn for,
- turn of mind,
- twist,
- type,
- usage,
- vein,
- verisimilitude,
- warp,
- way,
- well-grounded hope