Tendency

Quick meaning: Tendency is a noun meaning A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward.

Meaning

A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward.

More Meanings

1. (politics) An organised unit or faction within a larger political organisation.

Example Sentences

Denim has a tendency to fade.

I have a tendency to get bored after the first half an hour of a movie.

There's a common tendency among first-game visitors to a casino to bet overcautiously.

Mao launched the struggle against the vulgar materialist tendency within the party as early as 1937.

Word Forms

• tendencies

Synonyms for tendency

Depending on context, synonyms include inclination, disposition, propensity, penchant, trend, leaning.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include propensity, disposition, trend, leaning, inclination, proclivity.

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