Hyphenation of tendency

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word tendency? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

ten-den-cy

Definitions of tendency:

1.	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.	An inclination to do something He felt leanings toward frivolity
3.	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.	A general direction in which something tends to move The shoreward tendency of the current The trend of the stock market

Synonyms of tendency:

noun	inclination, disposition, attitude, mental attitude
noun	leaning, propensity, inclination
noun	inclination, disposition
noun	trend, direction, way

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.