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Definitions for Tendency

[1] a natural or prevailing disposition to move, proceed, or act in some direction or toward some point, end, or result: the tendency of falling bodies toward the earth.
[2] an inclination, bent, or predisposition to something: a tendency to talk too much.
[3] a special and definite purpose in a novel or other literary work.
[4] (often foll by to) an inclination, predisposition, propensity, or leaning she has a tendency to be frivolous ; a tendency to frivolity
[5] the general course, purport, or drift of something, esp a written work
[6] a faction, esp one within a political party the militant tendency

Words related to Tendency

penchant, habit, trend, weakness, leaning, propensity, bias, impulse, shift, type, inclination, movement, set, bent, mind, thing, custom, current, way, usage

Words nearby Tendency

tencel, tench, tend, tend to, tendance, tendency, tendency tone, tendentious, tender, tender age, tender is the night

Origin of Tendency

From the Medieval Latin word tendentia, dating back to 1620–30. See tend1, -ency

Other words from Tendency

coun·ter·tend·en·cy , noun, plural coun·ter·tend·en·cies.

Word origin for Tendency

C17: from Medieval Latin tendentia, from Latin tendere to tend 1

Synonyms for Tendency

bias, habit, impulse, leaning, penchant, propensity, shift, trend, type, weakness, addiction, affection, bent, current, custom, disposition, drift, inclining, liability, mind, mindset, partiality, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, readiness, run, set, slant, susceptibility, temperament, thing, turn, usage, way