tendency
English Thesaurus
1. a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | disposition, |
| definition | : | a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | heterosis, hybrid vigor, |
| definition | : | (genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | buoyancy, |
| definition | : | the tendency to float in water or other liquid (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | electronegativity, negativity, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | stainability, |
| definition | : | (cytology) the capacity of cells or cell parts to stain specifically with certain dyes (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | desire, |
| definition | : | an inclination to want things (noun.attribute) |
2. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | attitude, mental attitude, |
| definition | : | a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | direction, |
| definition | : | a general course along which something has a tendency to develop (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | drift, movement, trend, |
| definition | : | a general tendency to change (as of opinion) (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | call, |
| definition | : | a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | denominationalism, |
| definition | : | the tendency, in Protestantism, to separate into religious denominations or to advocate such separations (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | devices, |
| definition | : | an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices' (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | sympathy, understanding, |
| definition | : | an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | favoritism, favouritism, |
| definition | : | an inclination to favor some person or group (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | bent, set, |
| definition | : | a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | literalism, |
| definition | : | a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | perseveration, |
| definition | : | the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | predisposition, |
| definition | : | an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | favor, favour, |
| definition | : | an inclination to approve (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | partiality, partisanship, |
| definition | : | an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives (noun.cognition) |
3. an inclination to do something (noun.feeling)
| hypernym | : | inclination, |
| definition | : | that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking (noun.feeling) |
4. a general direction in which something tends to move (noun.location)
| hypernym | : | direction, way, |
| definition | : | a line leading to a place or point (noun.location) |
5. a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | be given, incline, lean, run, tend, |
| definition | : | have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined (verb.stative) |
6. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | dispose, incline, |
| definition | : | make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | be given, incline, lean, run, tend, |
| definition | : | have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | tendencious, tendentious, |
| definition | : | having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one (adj.all) |
7. an inclination to do something (noun.feeling)
| derivation | : | be given, incline, lean, run, tend, |
| definition | : | have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined (verb.stative) |
8. a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | be given, incline, lean, run, tend, |
| definition | : | have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined (verb.stative) |
9. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | dispose, incline, |
| definition | : | make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | be given, incline, lean, run, tend, |
| definition | : | have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | tendencious, tendentious, |
| definition | : | having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one (adj.all) |
10. an inclination to do something (noun.feeling)
| derivation | : | be given, incline, lean, run, tend, |
| definition | : | have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined (verb.stative) |
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