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English noun: tendency | |||
| 1. | tendency (cognition) an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others | ||
| Samples | He had an inclination to give up too easily. A tendency to be too strict. | ||
| Synonyms | disposition, inclination | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attitude, mental attitude | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bent, Call, denominationalism, devices, direction, disapproval, disfavor, disfavour, dislike, drift, favor, favoritism, favour, favouritism, impartiality, leaning, literalism, movement, nonpartisanship, partiality, partisanship, perseveration, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, set, sympathy, trend, understanding | ||
| 2. | tendency (feeling) an inclination to do something | ||
| Samples | He felt leanings toward frivolity. | ||
| Synonyms | leaning, propensity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inclination | ||
| 3. | tendency (attribute) a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect | ||
| Samples | The alkaline inclination of the local waters. Fabric with a tendency to shrink. | ||
| Synonyms | inclination | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disposition | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | buoyancy, desire, electronegativity, heterosis, hybrid vigor, negativity, stainability | ||
| 4. | tendency (location) a general direction in which something tends to move | ||
| Samples | The shoreward tendency of the current. The trend of the stock market. | ||
| Synonyms | trend | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | direction, way | ||
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