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View usage for: (pɒnʃɒn, pentʃənt) singular nounIf someone has a penchant for something, they have a special liking for it or a tendency to do it. [formal] ...a stylish woman with a penchant for dark glasses. [+ for] He had a penchant for playing jokes on people. Synonyms: liking, taste, tendency, turn More Synonyms of penchant penchant in British English (ˈpɒŋʃɒŋ) nouna strong inclination or liking; bent or taste Word origin C17: from French, from pencher to incline, from Latin pendēre to be suspended penchant in American English (ˈpɛntʃənt) noun a strong liking or fondness; inclination; taste Word origin Fr < pencher, to incline < VL * pendicare < L pendere, to hang: see pendant Examples of 'penchant' in a sentencepenchant In other languagespenchant British English: penchant NOUN If someone has a penchant for something, they have a special liking for it or a tendency to do it. ...a stylish woman with a penchant for dark glasses. - American English: penchant
- Brazilian Portuguese: queda
- Chinese: 特别的喜好
- European Spanish: predilección
- French: faible
- German: Vorliebe
- Italian: debole
- Japanese: 好み
- Korean: ~에 대한 선호
- European Portuguese: queda
- Latin American Spanish: predilección
Definition strong inclination or liking She had a penchant for playing jokes on people. Additional synonymsDefinition a feeling of closeness to and understanding of a person There is a natural affinity between the two. Synonyms attraction, liking, leaning, sympathy, inclination, rapport, fondness, partiality, aroha (New Zealand) Definition personal inclination or aptitude a bent for natural history Synonyms inclination, ability, taste, facility, talent, leaning, tendency, preference, faculty, forte, flair, knack, penchant, bag (slang), propensity, aptitude, predisposition, predilection, proclivity (formal), turn of mindDefinition mental tendency, esp. prejudice There were fierce attacks on the BBC for alleged political bias. Synonyms prejudice, leaning, bent, tendency, inclination, penchant, intolerance, bigotry, propensity, favouritism, predisposition, nepotism, unfairness, predilection, proclivity (formal), partiality, narrow-mindedness, proneness, one-sidedness - penalize
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- penance
- penchant
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- pencil something or someone in
- pendant
Additional synonymsDefinition a tendency or habit They show no disposition to take risks. Synonyms tendency, inclination, propensity, habit, leaning, bent, bias, readiness, predisposition, proclivity (formal), pronenessI've always had a fondness for jewels. Synonyms liking, love, taste, fancy, attraction, weakness, preference, attachment, penchant, susceptibility, predisposition, soft spot, predilection, partialityDefinition a liking, tendency, or preference She set out to follow her artistic inclinations. Synonyms tendency, liking, taste, turn, fancy, leaning, bent, stomach, prejudice, bias, affection, thirst, disposition, penchant, fondness, propensity, aptitude, predisposition, predilection, proclivity (formal), partiality, turn of mind, pronenessDefinition a tendency or inclination I always had a leaning towards sport. Synonyms tendency, liking for, bias, inclination, taste, bent, disposition, penchant, propensity, aptitude, predilection, proclivity (formal), partiality, pronenessa partiality for junk food Synonyms liking, love, taste, weakness, preference, inclination, affinity, penchant, fondness, predisposition, predilection, proclivity (formal) Definition a preference or liking his predilection for expensive whisky Synonyms liking, love, taste, weakness, fancy, leaning, tendency, preference, bias, inclination, penchant, fondness, propensity, predisposition, proclivity (formal), partiality, pronenessthe predisposition to behave in a certain way Synonyms inclination, tendency, disposition, bent, bias, willingness, likelihood, penchant, propensity, predilection, proclivity (formal), potentiality, pronenessDefinition a tendency or inclination Los Angeles's unique proclivity for experimental arty endeavour Synonyms tendency, liking, leaning, inclination, bent, weakness, bias, disposition, penchant, propensity, kink, predisposition, predilection, partiality, proneness, liableness He has a proneness to making unfortunate remarks. Synonyms tendency, leaning, bent, weakness, liability, bias, inclination, disposition, propensity, susceptibility, proclivity (formal), partialityDefinition a natural tendency She hadn't reckoned on his propensity for violence. Synonyms tendency, leaning, weakness, inclination, bent, liability, bias, disposition, penchant, susceptibility, predisposition, proclivity (formal), proneness, aptnessAdditional synonymsDefinition a liking for something She developed a taste for journeys to hazardous regions. Synonyms liking, preference, penchant, fondness, partiality, desire, fancy, leaning, bent, appetite, relish, inclination, palate, predilectionDefinition an inclination to act in a particular way He has a tendency towards snobbery. Synonyms inclination, leaning, bent, liability, readiness, disposition, penchant, propensity, susceptibility, predisposition, predilection, proclivity (formal), partiality, pronenessDefinition natural inclination She has a turn for gymnastic exercises. Synonyms inclination, talent, gift, leaning, bent, bias, flair, affinity, knack, propensity, aptitude |