taipumus — meaning in English
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English meaning
- aptness noun Suitability; the quality of being apt or suitable.
- bias noun An unfair leaning toward or against something, often without a person even realizing it.
- drift noun A slow, gradual movement or change, often without direct control.
- inclination noun A tendency or preference to think or act in a certain way.
- orientation noun An introductory session or programme that familiarises new students, employees or members with a place and its procedures.
- proclivity noun A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially, a strong disposition or bent.
- propensity noun A natural tendency or inclination to behave or think in a particular way.
- strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
- tendency noun A natural inclination to behave or happen in a particular way.
- twist verb To turn or bend something, often forcefully, so it becomes distorted or wound.
Senses
taipumus is used for these senses in English:
- aptness Suitability; the quality of being apt or suitable.
- bias (countable, uncountable) Inclination towards something.
- drift The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.
- inclination A tendency.
- orientation (countable) An inclination, tendency or direction.
- proclivity A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially, a strong disposition or bent.
- propensity An inclination, disposition, tendency, preference, or attraction.
- strain (figurative) Hereditary character, quality, tendency, or disposition.
aptness — full definition
- noun Suitability; the quality of being apt or suitable.
- noun Disposition of the mind; propensity.
- noun Speed or readiness in learning; docility.
- noun Proneness; tendency.
bias — full definition
- noun An unfair leaning toward or against something, often without a person even realizing it.
- noun A diagonal direction across woven fabric, cut at 45 degrees to the straight threads.
- noun In statistics, a systematic error that skews a measurement or estimate away from the true value.
- verb To unfairly influence someone or something in a particular direction.