Synonyms: 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
Similar words: disposition
Definition: a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing
Usage: a swelling with a disposition to rupture
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: attitude, mental attitude
Definition: a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
Usage: he had the attitude that work was fun
Synonyms: leaning, tendency, propensity
Definition: an inclination to do something
Usage: he felt leanings toward frivolity
Similar words: inclination
Definition: that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking
Usage: her inclination is for classical music
Definition: a general direction in which something tends to move
Usage: the shoreward tendency of the current; the trend of the stock market
Definition: a line leading to a place or point
Usage: he looked the other direction; didn't know the way home