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1tendency — [ten′dən sē] n. pl. tendencies [ML tendentia < L tendens, prp. of tendere, to TEND2] 1. an inclination to move or act in a particular direction or way; constant disposition to some action or state; leaning; bias; propensity; bent 2. a course… …
2Tendency — Tend en*cy, n.; pl. {Tendencies}. [L. tendents, entis, p. pr. of tendere: cf. F. tendance. See {Tend} to move.] Direction or course toward any place, object, effect, or result; drift; causal or efficient influence to bring about an effect or… …
3tendency — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Disposition to act in a particular way Nouns tendency; aptness, aptitude; proneness, proclivity, predilection, bent, turn, tone, tenor, bias, set, leaning, penchant, [pre]disposition, inclination,… …
4tendency — ten|den|cy [ tendənsi ] noun count ** 1. ) a strong chance that something will happen in a particular way: a tendency (for someone/something) to do something: There s a tendency for a new manager to make changes. have a tendency to do something:… …
5tendency — noun (plural cies) Etymology: Medieval Latin tendentia, from Latin tendent , tendens, present participle of tendere Date: 1628 1. a. direction or approach toward a place, object, effect, or limit b. a proneness to a particular kind of thought or… …
6Toward the Age of Common Sense — ▪ 1995 by Sir Peter Ustinov I am not one of those who can easily tell the difference between year and year, like a meteorologist with reliable charts to go by. I am not even one who can refer to a kind of event or quirk of fashion as… …
7tendency — noun 1) his tendency to take the law into his own hands Syn: propensity, proclivity, proneness, aptness, likelihood, inclination, disposition, predisposition, bent, leaning, penchant, predilection, susceptibility, liability; readiness; habit …
8tendency — tendency, trend, drift, tenor can mean a movement or course having a particular direction and character or the direction and character which such a movement or course takes. Tendency usually implies an inherent or acquired inclination in a person …
9tendency — /ten deuhn see/, n., pl. tendencies. 1. a natural or prevailing disposition to move, proceed, or act in some direction or toward some point, end, or result: the tendency of falling bodies toward the earth. 2. an inclination, bent, or… …
10tendency — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, great, marked, pronounced, strong ▪ slight ▪ greater, growing, increased …
