penchantnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈpɑ̃ːŋ.ʃɑ̃ːŋ/us/ˈpen.tʃənt/a liking for, an enjoyment of, or a habit of doing something, especially something that other people might not like:
a penchant for melodrama/skiing/exotic clothes
Her penchant for disappearing for days at a time worries her family.
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Habitual behaviour
- atavistic
- creature
- creature of habit idiom
- custom
- diet
- disposition
- dog
- force
- kink
- leaning
- practice
- predisposition
- proclivity
- programme
- propensity
- ritual
- take
- wont
- you can't teach an old dog new tricks idiom
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