tendency

EtymologyEdit

Ultimately from the Latin tendere / tendō.

PronunciationEdit

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NounEdit

tendency (plural tendencies)

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

   Denim has a tendency to fade.

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

   a militant tendency

Derived termsEdit

• multitendency

TranslationsEdit

SynonymsEdit

• inclination
• disposition
• propensity
• penchant
• trend