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Tendency

Direction or course toward any place, object, effect, or result; drift; causal or efficient influence to bring about an effect or result.

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Attitude 76% connected

The posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue.

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Direction 76% connected

The act of directing, of aiming, regulating, guiding, or ordering; guidance; management; superintendence; administration; as, the direction o/ public…

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Disposition 76% connected

The act of disposing, arranging, ordering, regulating, or transferring; application; disposal; as, the disposition of a man's property by will.

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Way 76% connected

Away.

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Bent 76% connected

of Bend

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Buoyancy 76% connected

The property of floating on the surface of a liquid, or in a fluid, as in the atmosphere; specific lightness, which is inversely as the weight compar…

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Call 76% connected

To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant.

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Denominationalism 76% connected

A denominational or class spirit or policy; devotion to the interests of a sect or denomination.

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Desire 76% connected

To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.

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Direction 76% connected

The act of directing, of aiming, regulating, guiding, or ordering; guidance; management; superintendence; administration; as, the direction o/ public…

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Disapproval 76% connected

Disapprobation; dislike; censure; adverse judgment.

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Disfavor 76% connected

Want of favor of favorable regard; disesteem; disregard.

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Dislike 76% connected

To regard with dislike or aversion; to disapprove; to disrelish.

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Dogmatism 76% connected

The manner or character of a dogmatist; arrogance or positiveness in stating opinion.

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Drift 76% connected

A driving; a violent movement.

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Favor 76% connected

Kind regard; propitious aspect; countenance; friendly disposition; kindness; good will.

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Favoritism 76% connected

The disposition to favor and promote the interest of one person or family, or of one class of men, to the neglect of others having equal claims; part…

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Favour 76% connected

an inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this season"

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Heterosis 76% connected

A figure of speech by which one form of a noun, verb, or pronoun, and the like, is used for another, as in the sentence: "What is life to such as me?"

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Impartiality 76% connected

The quality of being impartial; freedom from bias or favoritism; disinterestedness; equitableness; fairness; as, impartiality of judgment, of treatme…

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Leaning 76% connected

of Lean

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Literalism 76% connected

That which accords with the letter; a mode of interpreting literally; adherence to the letter.

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Movement 76% connected

The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; ad…

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Negativity 76% connected

The quality or state of being negative.

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Partiality 76% connected

The quality or state of being partial; inclination to favor one party, or one side of a question, more than the other; undue bias of mind.

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Partisanship 76% connected

The state of being a partisan, or adherent to a party; feelings or conduct appropriate to a partisan.

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Predisposition 76% connected

The act of predisposing, or the state of being predisposed; previous inclination, tendency, or propensity; predilection; -- applied to the mind; as,…

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Proclivity 76% connected

Inclination; propensity; proneness; tendency.

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Propensity 76% connected

The quality or state of being propense; natural inclination; disposition to do good or evil; bias; bent; tendency.

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Set 76% connected

of Set

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Sympathy 76% connected

Feeling corresponding to that which another feels; the quality of being affected by the affection of another, with feelings correspondent in kind, if…

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Trend 76% connected

To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend; as, the shore of the sea trends to the southwest.

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Run 74% connected

of Run

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Run 74% connected

of Run

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Synonym 4

Disposition 92% connected

The act of disposing, arranging, ordering, regulating, or transferring; application; disposal; as, the disposition of a man's property by will.

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Leaning 92% connected

of Lean

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Propensity 92% connected

The quality or state of being propense; natural inclination; disposition to do good or evil; bias; bent; tendency.

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Trend 92% connected

To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend; as, the shore of the sea trends to the southwest.

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