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tendency tendency definition

tendency


 
  Grep  of  noun  tendency 
  militant  tendency 
  tendency 
 
  Overview  of  noun  tendency 
 
  The  noun  tendency  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  inclination,  disposition,  tendency  --  (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") 
  2.  (6)  leaning,  propensity,  tendency  --  (an  inclination  to  do  something  "he  felt  leanings  toward  frivolity") 
  3.  (6)  tendency,  inclination  --  (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") 
  4.  tendency,  trend  --  (a  general  direction  in  which  something  tends  to  move:  "the  shoreward  tendency  of  the  current";  "the  trend  of  the  stock  market") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  tendency 
 
  The  noun  tendency  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  inclination,  disposition,  tendency  --  (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") 
  2.  (6)  leaning,  propensity,  tendency  --  (an  inclination  to  do  something  "he  felt  leanings  toward  frivolity") 
  3.  (6)  tendency,  inclination  --  (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") 
  4.  tendency,  trend  --  (a  general  direction  in  which  something  tends  to  move:  "the  shoreward  tendency  of  the  current";  "the  trend  of  the  stock  market") 



tendency definition