tendency

Meanings

• an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
  • "a tendency to be too strict"
• an inclination to do something
• a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
  • "fabric with a tendency to shrink"
• a general direction in which something tends to move
  • "the shoreward tendency of the current"

Synonyms

disposition, inclination, leaning, propensity, trend