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1. An attitude of mind especially one that favours one alternative over others
   "a tendency to be too strict"
   - inclination, disposition
    
2. An inclination to do something
   - leaning, propensity
    
3. A characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
   "fabric with a tendency to shrink"
   - inclination
    
4. A general direction in which something tends to move
   "the shoreward tendency of the current"
   - trend

Derived forms: tendencies

See also: tend, tendentious

Type of: attitude, direction, disposition, inclination, mental attitude, way

Encyclopedia: Tendency