tendency vs trend

trend vs tendency

tendency and trend both are nouns.

tendency is not a verb while trend is a verb.

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

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

tendency: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
trend: a general tendency to change (as of opinion)

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

As nouns, tendency and trend are synonyms defined as:

tendency and trend: a general direction in which something tends to move

tendency (noun)	trend (noun)
a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect	a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others	the popular taste at a given time
an inclination to do something	general line of orientation
a general direction in which something tends to move	a general direction in which something tends to move

tendency (verb)	trend (verb)
	turn sharply; change direction abruptly
	to be temporarily popular

Difference between tendency and trend

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