penchant

  • 31penchant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. aptitude, leaning, inclination, flair, tendency; predisposition, propensity, taste; desire, longing, yearning, yen. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. inclination, propensity, affinity; see affection 1 . III… …

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  • 32Penchant — Pen|chant [pã ʃã:] der, s, s <aus gleichbed. fr. penchant zu pencher »neigen«, dies über vulgärlat. pendicare aus lat. pendere »(herab)hängen«> (veraltet) Hang, Neigung, Vorliebe …

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  • 33penchant —    (PEN chant, panh SHANH) [French, from pencher: to lean] A strong liking, inclination, or taste for something; a strong feeling in favor of something.    There are no traces of his penchant for whisky and cigars. The Guardian, May 25, 1999 …

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  • 34penchant — noun (C) French a liking for something, especially something that is slightly disapproved of by other people (+ for): a penchant for fast cars …

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  • 35penchant — noun I have a penchant for small dogs Syn: liking, fondness, preference, taste, relish, appetite, partiality, soft spot, love, passion, desire, fancy, whim, weakness, inclination, bent, bias, proclivity, predilection …

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  • 36penchant — [ˈpɒ̃ʃɑ̃n] noun a penchant for sth a feeling of liking something very much or a tendency to do something a lot …

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  • 37penchant — /ˈpɛntʃənt/ (say penchuhnt), /ˈpɒ̃ʃɒ̃/ (say ponshon) noun a strong inclination; a taste or liking for something: *most linguists comment on Australians national penchant for abbreviating words, most often with the suffix ie – bickie for biscuit… …

  • 38penchant — n. an inclination or liking (has a penchant for old films). Etymology: F, pres. part. of pencher incline …

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  • 39PENCHANT, ANTE — adj. Qui penche, qui est incliné. Un mur penchant. Une muraille penchante. Il signifie au figuré Qui est dans le déclin, qui est sur son déclin. Une fortune penchante. Il vit l’empire penchant et prêt à s’écrouler …

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  • 40penchant — noun Etymology: French, from present participle of pencher to incline, from Vulgar Latin *pendicare, from Latin pendere to weigh Date: 1672 a strong and continued inclination; broadly liking Synonyms: see leaning …

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