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tendency, n.
(tendencies)
freq. cnt. 22
more info an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
<noun.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 2

disposition inclination tendency

sample sentences

"he had an inclination to give up too easily"
"a tendency to be too strict"
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more info an inclination to do something
<noun.feeling>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

leaning propensity tendency

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"he felt leanings toward frivolity"
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more info a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
<noun.attribute>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

inclination tendency

sample sentences

"the alkaline inclination of the local waters"
"fabric with a tendency to shrink"
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more info a general direction in which something tends to move
<noun.location>   freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 18

tendency trend

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"the shoreward tendency of the current"
"the trend of the stock market"
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