tendentious

ten·den·tious

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ten-den-shuh s]
- /tɛnˈdɛn ʃəs/
- /tenˈden.ʃəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ten-den-shuh s]
- /tɛnˈdɛn ʃəs/

Definitions of tendentious word

adjective tendentious having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or purpose: a tendentious novel. 1
adjective tendentious biased 1
adjective tendentious Something that is tendentious expresses a particular opinion or point of view very strongly, especially one that many people disagree with. 0
adjective tendentious having or showing an intentional tendency or bias, esp a controversial one 0
adjective tendentious characterized by a deliberate tendency or aim; esp., advancing a definite point of view 0

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Origin of tendentious

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

1895-1900; < Medieval Latin tendenti(a) tendency + -ous

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Parts of speech for Tendentious

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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tendentious popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for tendentious

adj tendentious

biased — If someone is biased, they prefer one group of people to another, and behave unfairly as a result. You can also say that a process or system is biased.
cliquish — If you describe a group of people or their behavior as cliquish, you mean they spend their time only with other members of the group and seem unfriendly towards people who are not in the group.
colored — Something that is colored a particular color is that color.
conspiratorial — If someone does something such as speak or smile in a conspiratorial way, they do it in a way that suggests they are sharing a secret with someone.
denominational — Denominational means relating to or organized by a particular religious denomination.

adjective tendentious

coloured — Something that is coloured a particular colour is that colour.
jaundiced — affected with or colored by or as if by jaundice: jaundiced skin.

All 7 Synonyms of tendentious