TENDENCY

• (noun) a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect

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

  synonyms : inclination

• (noun) an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

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

  synonyms : disposition , inclination

• (noun) an inclination to do something

  "he felt leanings toward frivolity"

  synonyms : leaning , propensity

  Rachel’s propensity for dance encouraged her to start a dance school. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) a general direction in which something tends to move

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

  synonyms : trend

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