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"
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noun

a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect

Example: "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"
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noun

a general direction in which something tends to move

Example: "the shoreward tendency of the current"
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