| didactic |
showing or having a tendency to preach or moralize. [1/2 definitions] |
| direction |
course, tendency, or inclination. [1/7 definitions] |
| disposition |
a tendency or inclination. [1/6 definitions] |
| downturn |
a turn or tendency downward, as in business or the economy; decline. |
| drift |
the tendency to drift. [1/11 definitions] |
| egoism |
the tendency to evaluate everything in relation to one's own interests; self-centeredness. (Cf. altruism.) [1/3 definitions] |
| emotionalism |
the tendency to appeal to the emotions excessively or dishonestly. [1/2 definitions] |
| entropy |
the natural and irreversible tendency toward randomness and disorder in any system without an external source of energy. [1/3 definitions] |
| escapism |
the tendency to escape from or avoid reality by absorbing oneself in fantasies or other entertainment. |
| ethnocentrism |
the strong tendency to view other races or cultural groups in terms of the standards of one's own race or group. [1/2 definitions] |
| extremism |
a tendency to go beyond moderation to extreme positions, esp. on political issues. |
| extroversion |
the tendency to pay more attention to others or the external world than to oneself. (Cf. introversion.) [1/2 definitions] |
| fancy |
imagination or tendency, sometimes of an extreme or unpredictable nature. [1/14 definitions] |
| forgiveness |
the tendency or willingness to forgive. [1/3 definitions] |
| groupthink |
the practice of or tendency toward conformity of thought, opinion, attitudes, or the like, as among members of a profession. |
| halo effect |
the tendency of extraneous material or ideas to affect a judgment, attitude, or the like, esp. in a favorable direction. [1/2 definitions] |
| handedness |
a tendency to use one hand more than the other (usu. used in combination). |
| heliotropism |
the tendency to turn toward or away from light, esp. sunlight, as in a sunflower. |
| homeostasis |
the tendency of a physiological system, esp. of mammals and other higher animals, to remain more or less stable. |
| hospitality |
the tendency or disposition to welcome guests or strangers warmly and generously. [1/3 definitions] |
| impulse |
an inner tendency or inclination. [1/5 definitions] |