noun (n)

• an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others(noun.cognition)

  Example:
  A tendency to be too strict.
  

  Synonym:
  disposition, inclination
  

  source: wordnet30
• an inclination to do something(noun.feeling)

  Synonym:
  leaning, propensity
  

  source: wordnet30
• a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect(noun.attribute)

  Example:
  Fabric with a tendency to shrink.
  

  Synonym:
  inclination
  

  source: wordnet30
• a general direction in which something tends to move(noun.location)

  Example:
  The shoreward tendency of the current.
  

  Synonym:
  trend
  

  source: wordnet30
• Direction or course toward any place, object, effect, or result; drift; causal or efficient influence to bring about an effect or result.(noun)

  source: webster1913