tendency vs devices

devices vs tendency

tendency and devices both are nouns.

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

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

tendency: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
devices: an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'

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

tendency (noun)	devices (noun)
a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect	an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
an inclination to do something
a general direction in which something tends to move

Difference between tendency and devices

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