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tendency [ˈtɛndənsɪ] n pl -cies
1. (often foll by to) an inclination, predisposition, propensity, or leaning she has a tendency to be frivolous a tendency to frivolity 2. the general course, purport, or drift of something, esp a written work 3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a faction, esp one within a political party the militant tendency [from Medieval Latin tendentia, from Latin tendere to tend1] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
tendency noun 1. trend, drift, movement, turning, heading, course, drive, bearing, direction, bias the government's tendency towards secrecy in recent years 2. inclination, leaning, bent, liability, readiness, disposition, penchant, propensity, susceptibility, predisposition, predilection, proclivity, partiality, proneness He has a tendency towards snobbery. Translations tendency [ˈtendənsɪ] N 1. (gen) → tendencia f to have a tendency to do sth [person] → tener tendencia a hacer algo (Med) → tener propensión or ser propenso a hacer algo he has a tendency to exaggerate → tiene tendencia a exagerar there is a tendency for companies to recruit fewer staff → existe tendencia por parte de las empresas a emplear a menos trabajadores there is a tendency for prices to rise → los precios tienen tendencia a subir she has a tendency to or towards depression → tiene propensión or es propensa a la depresión 2. (= leaning) left-wing/right-wing tendencies → tendencias fpl izquierdistas/derechistas suicidal tendencies → tendencias fpl or inclinaciones fpl suicidas tendency [ˈtɛndənsi] n (= inclination) → tendance f She has artistic tendencies → Elle est d'un naturel artistique. to have a tendency towards sth → avoir tendance à qch He has a tendency towards snobbery → Il a tendance à être snob. to have a tendency to do sth → avoir tendance à faire qch tendency n → Tendenz f (geh); (= physical predisposition) → Neigung f; artistic tendencies → künstlerische Neigungen pl; to have a tendency to be/do something → gern or gewöhnlich etw sein/tun; (person, style of writing also) → dazu neigen or tendieren, etw zu sein/zu tun; he had an annoying tendency to forget things → er hatte die ärgerliche Angewohnheit, alles zu vergessen; there is a tendency for prices to rise in autumn → gewöhnlich steigen die Preise im Herbst; a strong upward tendency (St Ex) → eine stark steigende Tendenz Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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absorbent material behavior denominationalism devices direction disposition drift electronegativity family history geomalism haemophilia hemophilia hybrid vigor inclination leaning moment of inertia mutual opposition perceptual constancy perseveration | The view that seems to me to reconcile the materialistic tendency of psychology with the anti-materialistic tendency of physics is the view of William James and the American new realists, according to which the "stuff" of the world is neither mental nor material, but a "neutral stuff," out of which both are constructed. [7] If the invasion of the legitimate sphere of prose in England by the spirit of poetry, weaker or stronger, has been something far deeper than is indicated by that tendency to write unconscious blank verse, which has made it feasible to transcribe about one-half of Dickens's otherwise so admirable Barnaby Rudge in blank-verse lines, a tendency (outdoing our old friend M. At that time enthusiasm for the Emperor Alexander's regime had weakened and a patriotic and anti-French tendency prevailed there, and this, together with his past and his intellect and his originality, at once made Prince Nicholas Bolkonski an object of particular respect to the Moscovites and the center of the Moscow opposition to the government. |
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