All tendency synonyms
tenΒ·denΒ·cy
T t noun tendency
- crosscurrent β a current in a river or sea flowing across another current
- direction β the act or an instance of directing.
- dynamics β The branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of bodies under the action of forces.
- liability β liabilities. moneys owed; debts or pecuniary obligations (opposed to assets). Accounting. liabilities as detailed on a balance sheet, especially in relation to assets and capital.
- grain β granularity
- mood β Grammar. a set of categories for which the verb is inflected in many languages, and that is typically used to indicate the syntactic relation of the clause in which the verb occurs to other clauses in the sentence, or the attitude of the speaker toward what he or she is saying, as certainty or uncertainty, wish or command, emphasis or hesitancy. a set of syntactic devices in some languages that is similar to this set in function or meaning, involving the use of auxiliary words, as can, may, might. any of the categories of these sets: the Latin indicative, imperative, and subjunctive moods.
- onesidedness β The property of being onesided.
- leaning β the act or state of leaning; inclination: The tower has a pronounced lean.
- assuetude β the state of being familiar with or used to something
- characteristic β The characteristics of a person or thing are the qualities or features that belong to them and make them recognizable.
- fashion β a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
- kinetics β the branch of mechanics that deals with the actions of forces in producing or changing the motion of masses.
- mobilization β to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
- high spirits β lively or boisterous mood
- flection β the act of bending.
- full swing β full operation; greatest activity: For the first time in years the factory was in full swing. The meeting was in full swing when we arrived.
- incidence β the rate or range of occurrence or influence of something, especially of something unwanted: the high incidence of heart disease in men over 40.
- body english β a follow-through motion of the body, as after bowling a ball, in a semi-involuntary or joking effort to control the ball's movement
- mise en scene β the process of setting a stage, with regard to placement of actors, scenery, properties, etc.
- drift β a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- liking β Usually, likes. the things a person likes: a long list of likes and dislikes.
- comber β a person, tool, or machine that combs wool, flax, etc
- knowhow β knowledge of how to do something; faculty or skill for a particular activity; expertise: Designing a computer requires a lot of know-how.
- ambulation β to walk about or move from place to place.
- curlicue β Curlicues are decorative twists and curls, usually carved or made with a pen.
- mise-en-scΓ¨ne β the process of setting a stage, with regard to placement of actors, scenery, properties, etc.
- lineaments β Plural form of lineament.
- intuitiveness β perceiving directly by intuition without rational thought, as a person or the mind.
- commonness β belonging equally to, or shared alike by, two or more or all in question: common property; common interests.
- combers β Plural form of comber.
- druthers β one's own way, choice, or preference: If I had my druthers, I'd dance all night.
- flexure β the act of flexing or bending.
- motility β Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously: motile cells; motile spores.
- whitecap β a wave with a broken and foaming white crest.
- wont β accustomed; used (usually followed by an infinitive): He was wont to rise at dawn.
- instinct β an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological species.
- narrowmindedness β Alternative spelling of narrow-mindedness.
- lineament β Often, lineaments. a feature or detail of a face, body, or figure, considered with respect to its outline or contour: His fine lineaments made him the very image of his father.
- hangup β Alternative spelling of hang-up.
- elbowroom β Sufficient space to have freedom of movement.
- fifty-fifty β equally good and bad, likely and unlikely, favorable and unfavorable, etc.: a fifty-fifty chance of winning.
- weft β Textiles. filling (def 5).
- way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- wave β a member of the Waves.
- it β sweet vermouth: gin and it.
- make-up β the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- motion β the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- climate β The climate of a place is the general weather conditions that are typical of it.
- chemistry β Chemistry is the scientific study of the structure of substances and of the way that they react with other substances.
verb tendency
- jaundice β Also called icterus. Pathology. yellow discoloration of the skin, whites of the eyes, etc., due to an increase of bile pigments in the blood, often symptomatic of certain diseases, as hepatitis. Compare physiologic jaundice.