cenderung

Cenderung is an Indonesian word that means to tend to or to be inclined toward something. It describes a propensity or likelihood rather than a definite outcome. In everyday language it is used as a verb: Dia cenderung datang terlambat. It can also be used with an infinitive: Dia cenderung untuk menunda pekerjaan.

The noun form of this concept is kecenderungan, which denotes a tendency or predisposition. Kecenderungan is common in formal and academic writing, such as sociology, psychology, and market research, as well as in reporting about public behavior. For example: Penelitian menunjukkan kecenderungan konsumen untuk memilih produk ramah lingkungan.

Nuance and usage: cenderung emphasizes the inclination itself as an ongoing tendency of a subject, while kecenderungan frames the idea as a more general predisposition. Synonyms include condong and lebih cenderung; in formal contexts, kecenderungan or predisposisi may be preferred. In linguistic or statistical discussions, the term may be extended to describe bias or patterns in data, though that usage often appears with more specific qualifiers.

See also: kecenderungan, condong, bias, tendensi.