tendance

== English == === Etymology === See tend (“to attend”), and compare attendance. === Noun === tendance (countable and uncountable, plural tendances) The act of attending to or looking after something; tending, attention. (archaic) attendance (The act of attending or waiting) (obsolete) People in attendance; attendants. === References === “tendance”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === From tendre +‎ -ance. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɑ̃.dɑ̃s/ Rhymes: -ɑ̃s === Noun === tendance f (plural tendances) tendency, propensity ==== Derived terms ==== avoir la tendance de ==== Descendants ==== → German: Tendenz Haitian Creole: tandans → Turkish: tandans === Further reading === “tendance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012