Word

tendency, n.
(tendencies)
freq. cnt. 22

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"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

tendencious tendentious tend

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

incline incline

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dispose

semantic pointers

hypernym

attitude, mental attitude

hyponym

direction trend, drift, movement Call denominationalism devices sympathy, understanding favoritism, favouritism proclivity, propensity, leaning bent, set literalism perseveration predisposition favor, favour dislike, disfavor, disfavour, disapproval partiality, partisanship impartiality, nonpartisanship

an inclination to do something
<noun.feeling> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

leaning propensity tendency

sample sentences

"he felt leanings toward frivolity"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

tend

semantic pointers

hypernym

inclination

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"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

incline

semantic pointers

hyponym

heterosis, hybrid vigor buoyancy electronegativity, negativity stainability desire

hypernym

disposition

a general direction in which something tends to move
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 18

tendency trend

sample sentences

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

semantic pointers

hypernym

way, direction