tendencies

1. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over othersExamples: "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"Synonyms: disposition, inclination, tendency

2. an inclination to do somethingExamples: "he felt leanings toward frivolity"Synonyms: leaning, propensity, tendency

3. a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effectExamples: "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink"Synonyms: inclination, tendency

4. a general direction in which something tends to moveExamples: "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market"Synonyms: tendency, trend