tendency

Noun

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