-ably |
in a manner that indicates the capability of or tendency toward performing, or being the object of, (such) an action. |
-acity |
(such) a characteristic, condition, or tendency. |
appetency |
a natural, instinctive tendency; propensity. [1/2 definitions] |
articulate |
spoken in clear and distinct words or syllables, or having a tendency to speak clearly and distinctly. [1/10 definitions] |
atopic |
of or relating to a genetic tendency to develop allergic reactions. |
atopy |
a genetic tendency to develop allergic reactions that is typically associated with a heightened immune response to certain allergens. |
barge |
to move clumsily, with a tendency to bump into things. [1/4 definitions] |
Bolshevik |
a political extremist of socialist or anarchist tendency (used pejoratively). [1/3 definitions] |
caprice |
a tendency to unpredictable changes; capriciousness. [1/3 definitions] |
cast |
tendency; inclination. [1/18 definitions] |
changeful |
having a tendency to change; inconstant. |
cleavage |
the tendency to split along certain definite lines, as in some stones. [1/4 definitions] |
collocation |
in linguistics, the tendency of certain words to occur together in speech or writing with more frequency than chance would predict, or the particular ways that words tend to combine with each other within a particular language. [1/2 definitions] |
compliance |
an inclination or tendency to yield to others. [1/2 definitions] |
countertendency |
combined form of tendency. |
crosscurrent |
(often pl.) a tendency or movement, as of politics or ideas that is counter to the main tendency or movement. [1/2 definitions] |
current |
a trend or tendency. [1/5 definitions] |
defeatism |
the tendency to expect defeat or accept defeat with resignation. |
diageotropism |
the tendency of certain plant organs to grow at a right angle to the line of gravity. |
diatropism |
the tendency of some plant organs to assume a position at a right angle to the direction of an external stimulus. |
didactic |
showing or having a tendency to preach or moralize. [1/2 definitions] |