tendency
noun
- 1
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
- 2
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
- 3
an inclination to do something
he felt leanings toward frivolity
- 4
a general direction in which something tends to move
the shoreward tendency of the current
the trend of the stock market
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