Synonyms for penchant

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pen-chuh nt; French pahn-shahn

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛn tʃənt; French pɑ̃ˈʃɑ̃

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Définition of penchant

Origin : 1670s, from French penchant, noun use of present participle of Old French pencher "to incline," from Vulgar Latin *pendicare, a frequentative formed from Latin pendere "to hang" (see pendant (n.)).

noun fondness, inclination

Example sentences :

Ling Chu on the contrary had a penchant for buses and seemed to enjoy them.
Extract from : « The Daffodil Mystery » by Edgar Wallace

What a penchant all our honest detectives have for gems, and where do they get them?
Extract from : « Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison » by Austin Biron Bidwell

If he have a penchant for outdoor life, then the32 choice, in a way, is easy.
Extract from : « Opportunities in Engineering » by Charles M. Horton

The man has a penchant for short and nervous sentences, but they are never jerky.
Extract from : « The Merry-Go-Round » by Carl Van Vechten

It had come to be an accepted joke with them, that penchant of Piney's for Italy.
Extract from : « Sally of Missouri » by R. E. Young

I have a penchant for an English Mees, and am not exacting as to the dot.
Extract from : « The Parisians, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

I had a penchant for running away from disagreeable surroundings.
Extract from : « Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements » by Various

How did they know of Jack Marlowe and his penchant for cards?
Extract from : « Hushed Up » by William Le Queux

Mrs. LeMasters was an ancient lady with a penchant for lavender.
Extract from : « Stubble » by George Looms

Indeed he had a penchant for every musical instrument at an early age.
Extract from : « A Comprehensive History of Norwich » by A. D. Bayne

Antonyms for penchant

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