tendency
tendency
subs.
Drift: P. φορά, ἡ.
Have a tendency towards: : see under tend.
Be inclined to: P. and V. φύεσθαι (infin.); see be liable to, under liable.
subs.
Drift: P. φορά, ἡ.
Have a tendency towards: : see under tend.
Be inclined to: P. and V. φύεσθαι (infin.); see be liable to, under liable.
TENDENCY
inclinatio (PROP. and figuratively); proclivitas: propensio: animi inductio (of the mind and will). A strong tendency studium: appetitus (of the mind or will): to have a strong tendency to anything proclivum propensum esse ad aliquid; studio teneri alicujus rei; appetere aliquid.
inclinatio (PROP. and figuratively); proclivitas: propensio: animi inductio (of the mind and will). A strong tendency studium: appetitus (of the mind or will): to have a strong tendency to anything proclivum propensum esse ad aliquid; studio teneri alicujus rei; appetere aliquid.
tendency:
1. inclīnātio: the t. of affairs in the state, inclinationes rerum in republica, Cic. Fin. 5, 4, 11: cruelty is a t. of the mind to undue severity, crudelitas est i. animi ad asperiora, Sen. Clem. 2, 4, 3: v.INCLINATION .
2. rătio: he never offended any one of the opposite t. and faction, neminem unquam alterius rationis ac partis offendit, Cic. Balb. 26, 58: but to this there is added that diverse t. of the speech, huic autem est illa dispar adjuncta r. orationis, id. de Or. 2, 44. 185. Join: r. atque inclinatio, id. Verr. 5, 69, 177.
3. propensio (very rare): Cic. Fin. 4, 17, 47.
4. prōclīvĭtas (rare): in good things this may be termed readiness, in bad things t., haec in bonis rebus facilitas nominetur, in malis p., Cic. Tusc. 4, 12, 28.
5. librāmentum (downward t.): Plin. Ep. 4, 30: Plin. Phr.: terrestrial objects are borne towards the earth by their own downward t. and weight, terrena suopte nutu et suo pondere in terram feruntur, Cic. Tusc. 1, 17, 40: the t. and impulse of men's minds to true glory and honour, cursus atque impetus animorum ad veram laudem atque honestatem, id. ib. 2, 24, 58: the t. of eloquence is the applause of the hearers, effectus eloquentiae est audientium approbatio, id. ib. 2, 1, 3 (Nägelsb.): having rather too strong a t. to pleasure, paullo ad voluptates propensior, id. Off. 1, 30, 105: these things seemed to have no t. to lighten his wrongs, quae res nihil ad levandas injurias pertinere videbantur, Caes. B. C. 1, 9.
1. inclīnātio: the t. of affairs in the state, inclinationes rerum in republica, Cic. Fin. 5, 4, 11: cruelty is a t. of the mind to undue severity, crudelitas est i. animi ad asperiora, Sen. Clem. 2, 4, 3: v.
2. rătio: he never offended any one of the opposite t. and faction, neminem unquam alterius rationis ac partis offendit, Cic. Balb. 26, 58: but to this there is added that diverse t. of the speech, huic autem est illa dispar adjuncta r. orationis, id. de Or. 2, 44. 185. Join: r. atque inclinatio, id. Verr. 5, 69, 177.
3. propensio (very rare): Cic. Fin. 4, 17, 47.
4. prōclīvĭtas (rare): in good things this may be termed readiness, in bad things t., haec in bonis rebus facilitas nominetur, in malis p., Cic. Tusc. 4, 12, 28.
5. librāmentum (downward t.): Plin. Ep. 4, 30: Plin. Phr.: terrestrial objects are borne towards the earth by their own downward t. and weight, terrena suopte nutu et suo pondere in terram feruntur, Cic. Tusc. 1, 17, 40: the t. and impulse of men's minds to true glory and honour, cursus atque impetus animorum ad veram laudem atque honestatem, id. ib. 2, 24, 58: the t. of eloquence is the applause of the hearers, effectus eloquentiae est audientium approbatio, id. ib. 2, 1, 3 (Nägelsb.): having rather too strong a t. to pleasure, paullo ad voluptates propensior, id. Off. 1, 30, 105: these things seemed to have no t. to lighten his wrongs, quae res nihil ad levandas injurias pertinere videbantur, Caes. B. C. 1, 9.