tendency

Letters that make tendency

d, e, n, c, t, y are letters that make 'tendency'

Words within tendency

den, te, en, tend, ten, end, DE, NC, ND, Nd, Te are words within 'tendency'


4 possible definitions for 'tendency'

Tendency as "a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect"

Under this definition, tendency is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

inclination has the same meaning as tendency

tendency as a type

'tendency' can be a type of disposition.

Types of tendency

heterosis, hybrid vigor, electronegativity, negativity, stainability, desire, buoyancy are types of 'tendency'.

Derivatives of tendency

incline, tend, be given, lean, run are derivatives of 'tendency'.

Example of tendency used within this context

"the alkaline inclination of the local waters", "fabric with a tendency to shrink"


Tendency as "an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others"

Under this definition, tendency is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

disposition, inclination have the same meaning as 'tendency'

tendency as a type

'tendency' can be a type of attitude, mental attitude.

Types of tendency

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

Derivatives of tendency

incline, tend, be given, lean, run, tendentious, tendencious, dispose are derivatives of 'tendency'.

Example of tendency used within this context

"he had an inclination to give up too easily", "a tendency to be too strict"


Tendency as "an inclination to do something"

Under this definition, tendency is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

leaning, propensity have the same meaning as 'tendency'

tendency as a type

'tendency' can be a type of inclination.

Derivatives of tendency

incline, tend, be given, lean, run are derivatives of 'tendency'.


Tendency as "a general direction in which something tends to move"

Under this definition, tendency is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

trend has the same meaning as tendency

tendency as a type

'tendency' can be a type of way, direction.

Example of tendency used within this context

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



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