📖 Definitions of "Penchant"
noun
- 1
Taste, liking, or inclination (for).
"He has a penchant for fine wine."
- 2
A card game resembling bezique.
- 3
In the game of penchant, any queen and jack of different suits held at the same time.
🔄 Synonyms of "Penchant"
3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| predilectionnoun | A condition of favoring or liking; a tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition. |
| preferencenoun | The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of") |
| tastenoun | One of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals; the quality of giving this sensation. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Penchant"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| preferencenoun | The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of") |
| predilectionnoun | A condition of favoring or liking; a tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition. |
| tastenoun | One of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals; the quality of giving this sensation. |
| affectionnoun | A feeling of love or strong attachment. |
| fondnessnoun | The quality of being fond: liking something, foolishness; doting affection; propensity. |
| affinitynoun | A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing. |
| susceptibilitynoun | The condition of being susceptible; vulnerability. |
| trendnoun | A fad or fashion style. |
| propensitynoun | An inclination, disposition, tendency, preference, or attraction. |
| tendencynoun | A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward. |
| emphasisnoun | Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important. |
| biasnoun | (countable, uncountable) Inclination towards something. |
| thingnoun | That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept. |
| hard-onnoun | (slang, vulgar) An erection of the penis. |
| weaknessnoun | (uncountable) The condition of being weak. |
| kneelingnoun | The act by which someone kneels. |
| inclinationnoun | A tendency. |
| tiltingnoun | The motion of something that tilts; a tilt. |
| bentnoun | A predisposition to act or react in a particular way. |
| tiltnoun | A slope or inclination. |
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