Dictionary Check: tendency
"tendency" is a valid word!
Scrabble
14
points
Words with Friends
16
points
Definition
noun
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
Example:
"he had an inclination to give up too easily"
noun
an inclination to do something
Example:
"he felt leanings toward frivolity"
noun
a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
Example:
"the alkaline inclination of the local waters"
noun
a general direction in which something tends to move
Example:
"the shoreward tendency of the current"
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