Main entry: inclination, tendency
Definition: a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
Usage: the alkaline inclination of the local waters; fabric with a tendency to shrink
Main entry: inclination, disposition, tendency
Definition: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
Usage: he had an inclination to give up too easily; a tendency to be too strict
Main entry: leaning, tendency, propensity
Definition: an inclination to do something
Usage: he felt leanings toward frivolity
Definition: a general direction in which something tends to move
Usage: the shoreward tendency of the current; the trend of the stock market