1. An inclination to do something
   "he felt tendencies toward frivolity";
   - leaning, propensity
    
2. An attitude of mind especially one that favours one alternative over others
   "a tendency to be too strict";
   - inclination, disposition
    
3. A characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
   "fabric with a tendency to shrink";
   - inclination
    
4. A general direction in which something tends to move
   "the shoreward tendency of the current";
   - trend

Derived forms: tendencies

Type of: attitude, direction, disposition, inclination, mental attitude, way

Encyclopedia: Tendency