tendency as a noun: - 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
jump to corresponding sense entry
tendency
noun
1 tendency
An attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others:
— A tendency to be too strict.
synonyms: disposition, inclination.
Roget 620:
intent,
intention,
intentionality;
purpose;
quo animo [Lat.];
project
etc.
626;
undertaking
etc.
676;
predetermination
etc.
611;
design,
ambition.
contemplation,
mind,
animus,
view,
purview,
proposal;
study;
look out.
final cause;
raison d'etre [Fr.];
cui bono [Lat.];
object,
aim,
end;
the be all and the end all;"
drift
etc.
(meaning)
516;
tendency
etc.
176;
destination,
mark,
point,
butt,
goal,
target,
bull's-eye,
quintain [Mediev.];
prey,
quarry,
game.
decision,
determination,
resolve;
fixed set purpose,
settled purpose;
ultimatum;
resolution
etc.
604;
wish
etc.
865;
arriere pensee [Fr.];
motive
etc.
615.
[Study of final causes]
teleology.
... show more
Roget 176:
tendency;
aptness,
aptitude;
proneness,
proclivity,
bent,
turn,
tone,
bias,
set,
leaning to,
predisposition,
inclination,
propensity,
susceptibility;
conatus [Lat.],
nisus [Lat.];
liability
etc.
177;
quality,
nature,
temperament;
idiocrasy†,
idiosyncrasy;
cast,
vein,
grain;
humor,
mood;
drift
etc.
(direction)
278;
conduciveness,
conducement†;
applicability
etc.
(utility)
644;
subservience
etc.
(instrumentality)
631.
... show more
Roget 278:
direction,
bearing,
course,
vector;
set,
drift,
tenor;
tendency
etc.
176;
incidence;
bending,
trending
etc.
v.;
dip,
tack,
aim,
collimation;
steering steerage.
point of the compass,
cardinal points;
North East,
South,
West;
N by E,
ENE,
NE by N,
NE,
&c.;
rhumb†,
azimuth,
line of collimation.
line,
path,
road,
range,
quarter,
line of march;
alignment,
allignment†;
air line,
beeline;
straight shoot.
... show more
Dutch: aandrang, aandrift, geneigdheid, inclinatie, neiging
Polish: ciągoty, pociąg, predylekcja, inklinacja, skłonność, słabość, instynkt
2 tendency
3 tendency
A characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect:
— Fabric with a tendency to shrink.
synonym: inclination.
Polish: tendencja
4 tendency
A general direction in which something tends to move:
— The shoreward tendency of the current.
synonym: trend.
Dutch: neiging, trend
Moby thesaurus: affinity, aim, an ear for, an eye for, animus, aptitude, aptness, azimuth, bag, bearing, bent, bias, body-build, brand, capacity for, cast, chance, character, characteristic, characteristics, chosen kind, complexion, composition, constituents, constitution, course, crasis, cup of tea, current, curve, custom, dharma, diathesis, direction, direction line, disposition, drift, druthers, eccentricity, ethos, expectation, fair expectation, fancy, favor, favorable prospect, felicity, fiber, flair, frame, genius, genius for, gift for, good chance, grain, habit, heading, helmsmanship, hue, humor, humors, idiosyncrasy, ilk, inclination, inclining, individualism, innate aptitude, kidney, kind, lay, leaning, liability, lie, likelihood, likeliness, line, line of direction, line of march, make, makeup, mental set, mettle, mind, mind-set, mold, movement, nature, navigation, odds, orientation, outlook, partiality, particular choice, penchant, personal choice, physique, piloting, point, predilection, predisposition, preference, prejudice, prepossession, presumption, presumptive evidence, probabilism, probability, proclivity, proneness, propensity, property, prospect, quality, quarter, range, readiness, reasonable ground, reasonable hope, run, set, shift, slant, somatotype, sort, spirit, stamp, steerage, steering, strain, streak, stripe, style, suchness, susceptibility, system, taste, temper, temperament, tenor, thing, tone, track, trend, turn, turn for, turn of mind, twist, type, usage, vein, verisimilitude, warp, way, well-grounded hope ... show more.
debug info: 0.0213