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

Last hyphenations of this language

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