penchant

pen·chant

P0160700 (pĕn′chənt)n. A definite liking; a strong inclination. See Synonyms at predilection.

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[French, from present participle of pencher, to incline, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *pendicāre, from Latin pendēre, to hang; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]

penchant

(ˈpɒŋʃɒŋ) na strong inclination or liking; bent or taste[C17: from French, from pencher to incline, from Latin pendēre to be suspended]

pen•chant

(ˈpɛn tʃənt; (esp. Brit.) Fr. pɑ̃ˈʃɑ̃)

n. a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something. [1665–75; < French, n. use of present participle of pencher to incline, lean < Vulgar Latin *pendicāre, derivative of Latin pendēre to hang]

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penchant - a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"preference, taste, predilectionliking - a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin"acquired taste - a preference that is only acquired after considerable experience; "martinis are an acquired taste"weakness - a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you; "he has a weakness for chocolate"

penchant

noun liking, taste, tendency, turn, leaning, bent, bias, inclination, affinity, disposition, fondness, propensity, predisposition, predilection, proclivity, partiality, proneness He had a penchant for playing jokes on people.

penchant

nounAn inclination to something:bent, bias, cast, disposition, leaning, partiality, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, propensity, squint, tendency, trend, turn.

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