penchant

pen·chant

 (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)

n

a 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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

penchant - a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" preference, taste, predilection liking - 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

noun

An inclination to something:

bent, bias, cast, disposition, leaning, partiality, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, propensity, squint, tendency, trend, turn.

Translations

penchant

[ˌpɑ̃ːŋʃɑ̃ːŋ] N → predilección f (for por) → inclinación f (for hacia, por) to have a penchant for → tener predilección por

penchant

[ˈpɒŋʃɒŋ] n → penchant m
to have a penchant for sth → avoir un penchant pour qch

penchant

n → Schwäche f → (for für), Vorliebe f → (for für)

penchant

[ˈpɒŋʃɒŋ] n (frm) → debole m, penchant m inv