PENCHANT

preference, penchant, predilection, taste

(noun) a strong liking; “my own preference is for good literature”; “the Irish have a penchant for blarney”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

penchant (countable and uncountable, plural penchants)

Taste, liking, or inclination (for).

(card games, uncountable) A card game resembling bezique.

(card games) In the game of penchant, any queen and jack of different suits held at the same time.

Synonyms

• desire, see also predilection

Source: Wiktionary


Pen`chant", n. Etym: [F., fr. pencher to bend, fr. (assumed) LL. pendicare, L. pendere. See Pendant.]

Definition: Inclination; decided taste; bias; as, a penchant for art.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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