tendency vs understanding

understanding vs tendency

tendency and understanding both are nouns.

tendency is not an adjective while understanding is an adjective.

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

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

tendency: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
understanding: an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

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

tendency (noun)	understanding (noun)
a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect	the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others	the cognitive condition of someone who understands
an inclination to do something	an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
a general direction in which something tends to move	the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises

tendency (adjective)	understanding (adjective)
	characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy

Difference between tendency and understanding

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