tendency vs bent

bent vs tendency

tendency and bent both are nouns.

tendency is not an adjective while bent is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tendency	Yes	No	No	No
bent	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, bent is a hyponym of tendency; that is, bent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tendency:

tendency: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
bent: a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

Other hyponyms of tendency include direction, drift, movement, trend, Call, denominationalism, devices, sympathy, understanding, favoritism, favouritism, leaning, proclivity, propensity, set, literalism, perseveration, predisposition, favor, favour, disapproval, disfavor, disfavour, dislike, partiality, partisanship, impartiality, nonpartisanship, dogmatism.

tendency (noun)	bent (noun)
a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect	a special way of doing something
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others	a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
an inclination to do something	an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges
a general direction in which something tends to move	grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens

tendency (adjective)	bent (adjective)
	of metal e.g.
	fixed in your purpose
	used of the back and knees; stooped

Difference between tendency and bent

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