About The Word Penchant
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Penchant
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Penchant Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Penchant?
[n] a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Penchant: predilection | preference | taste Related Terms | Find terms related to Penchant: a thing for | affinity | aptitude | aptness | bent | bias | cast | conatus | conduciveness | delight | diathesis | disposition | eagerness | fancy | fascination | favor | feeling for | fondness | inclination | inclining | leaning | liability | liking | mutual affinity | mutual attraction | partiality | predilection | predisposition | preference | prejudice | probability | proclivity | proneness | propensity | readiness | sensitivity to | soft spot | susceptibility | sympathy | taste | tendency | tropism | turn | twist | warp | weakness | willingness See Also | acquired taste | liking | weakness Penchant In Webster's Dictionary \Pen`chant"\, n. (Card Playing)
A game like b['e]zique, or, in the game, any queen and jack
of different suits held together.
\Pen`chant"\, n. [F., fr. pencher to bend, fr. (assumed) LL. pendicare, L. pendere. See {Pendant}.] Inclination; decided taste; bias; as, a penchant for art. |
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