TENDENCY    傾向

FEATURE CAUSING a HUMAN, ANIMAL OR THING to ACT in a DEFINED way IN-SO-FAR-AS it is NOT PREVENTED by MORE STRONG CAUSES than this FEATURE.
Hyponym
  • LAZY　NATURAL TENDENCY to REFUSE to make EFFORTS. (anc: 5/0, child: 0)
  • LEWD　UNRESTRAINED NOT APPROPRIATE TENDENCY towards SEEKING INTERCOURSE. (anc: 5/0, child: 0)
  • FORCE　TENDENCY TO MOVE OR CHANGE something. (anc: 5/0, child: 4)
  • LOQUACIOUS　TENDENCY to SPEAK MUCH. (anc: 5/0, child: 0)
  • IMPATIENT　TEND NOT to be ABLE to ENDURE OR WAIT. (anc: 5/0, child: 0)
  • PATIENT　TENDENCY to be ABLE to ENDURE OR WAIT. (anc: 5/0, child: 0)
Antonym
  • PATIENTTENDENCY to be ABLE to ENDURE OR WAIT.
See also
  • LIKEDESIRE INTENSELY so as to TEND to CHOOSE.
Hypernym
  • FEATURE　ABSTRACT OBJECT a THING is SAID to BE OR to HAVE. (anc: 3/0, child: 19)
  • OBJECT　[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to. (anc: 2/0, child: 6)
  • PRIME　 (anc: 1/0, child: 2)
  • De Rerum Humanarum Emendatione ( COMENIUS 1665) p. 623©

    PROPENSIO est Entis ad aliqvid agendum inclinatio, qvae et Libentia dicitur....Propensio vehementior Desiderium dicitur; Deliberata, Voluntas. Determinata, Propositum et Institutum.

  • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 10.998

    TENDENZ

  • Keywords. A Vocabulary of Culture and Society ( WILLIAMS 1976) p.

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.45.30

    INCLINATION.PENCHANT

    • Words (3 items)

    善  shàn OC: ɡjenʔ MC: dʑiɛn 18 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vt+V[0]tend to; easily come to; often come to; be given to V-ing; be prone to V-ing
    好  hào OC: qhuus MC: hɑu 18 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vt+V[0]be given to; be in the habit of; be prone to, tend to, have an inclination to
    情  qíng OC: dzeŋ MC: dziɛŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabpsychologicaltendency, proclivity, predilection