tendency as in 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

• inclinationan attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees ; (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis) ; (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon ; that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; the act of inclining
• dispositionyour usual mood; the act or means of getting rid of something ; an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing

tendency as in an inclination to do something

• "he felt leanings toward frivolity"

Synonyms

• leaningdeparting or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal; an inclination to do something; a natural inclination; the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; the act of deviating from a vertical position
• propensityan inclination to do something; a natural inclination; a disposition to behave in a certain way

tendency as in 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

• inclinationan attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees ; (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis) ; (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon ; that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; the act of inclining

tendency as in a general direction in which something tends to move

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

Synonyms

• trendturn sharply; a general direction in which something tends to move; general line of orientation; a general tendency to change (as of opinion); the popular taste at a given time