penchant

(pĕn'chənt)
n.
A definite liking; a strong inclination. See synonyms at predilection.

[French, from present participle of pencher, to incline, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *pendicāre, from Latin pendēre, to hang.]

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meaning 'an inclination or liking', is pronounced pã-shã, in a French manner with nasalized vowels.

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noun

An inclination to something: bent, bias, cast, disposition, leaning, partiality, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, propensity, squint, tendency, trend, turn. See approach/retreat, like/dislike.

n

Definition: fondness, inclination
Antonyms: dislike, hate, hatred, indifference

IN BRIEF: A strong liking for or bias in favor of something.

The young couple had a penchant for Italian restaurants and romantic films.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tilbøjelighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
hang, voorkeur

Français (French)
n. - penchant

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schwäche, Vorliebe

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προτίμηση, τάση

Italiano (Italian)
inclinazione, propensione, tendenza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - inclinação (f), propensão (f)

Русский (Russian)
склонность

Español (Spanish)
n. - inclinación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - böjelse, förkärlek

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
强烈倾向, 嗜好, 趣味

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 強烈傾向, 嗜好, 趣味

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 경향, 취미, 기호

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 強い好み

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ميل, ميل النفس إلى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נטייה, משיכה, חיבה‬

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