1. (

• 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" ;

2. (

• leaning ,
• propensity ,
• tendency

) an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity" ;

3. (

• 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" ;

4. (

• tendency ,
• trend ,

) a general direction in which something tends to move; "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market" ;