tendency
noun
[ ˈtɛnd(ə)nsi ]
• an inclination towards a particular characteristic or type of behaviour.
• "for students, there is a tendency to socialize in the evenings"
Similar:
propensity,
proclivity,
proneness,
aptness,
likelihood,
inclination,
disposition,
predisposition,
bent,
leaning,
penchant,
predilection,
susceptibility,
liability,
readiness,
habit,
trend,
movement,
drift,
swing,
gravitation,
orientation,
bias,
direction,
course,
tide,
turn,
Origin:
early 17th century: from medieval Latin tendentia, from tendere ‘to stretch’ (see tend1).
