tendency

Pronunciation: /ˈtɛn.dən.si/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
  2. noun an inclination to do something
  3. noun a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect

Etymology

From Medieval Latin tendentia, from tendens, present participle of tendō.

In classic literature

Synonyms

inclination, disposition

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
attitude
Narrower (hyponyms)
predisposition, drift, proclivity, bent, devices, partiality

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