penchant
noun/ˈpɒ̃ʃɒ̃/
/ˈpentʃənt/
- penchant for something a special liking for something synonym fondness
- She has a penchant for champagne.
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French, ‘leaning, inclining’, present participle of the verb pencher.Definitions on the go
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