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tendency
noun
An attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
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ˈtɛndənsi
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noun
An attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
“He had an inclination to give up too easily”
noun
An inclination to do something
“He felt leanings toward frivolity”
noun
A characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
“The alkaline inclination of the local waters”
noun
A general direction in which something tends to move
“The shoreward tendency of the current”
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He had an inclination to give up too easily
A tendency to be too strict
He felt leanings toward frivolity
The alkaline inclination of the local waters
Fabric with a tendency to shrink
The shoreward tendency of the current
The trend of the stock market
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