Noun
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a general direction in which something tends to move
"the shoreward tendency of the current"
"the trend of the stock market"
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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"
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an inclination to do something
"he felt leanings toward frivolity"
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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"