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penchant
What does penchant mean?
penchant (noun): a taste, liking, or inclination for (something).
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use penchant in a sentence?
- He plays a wily detective with a penchant for disguises. (Tatoeba sentence #11639656 by WarsawWill, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce penchant?
/ˈpɛntʃənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does penchant come from?
Unadapted borrowing from French penchant, present participle of pencher (“to tilt, to lean”), from Middle French.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of penchant?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “penchant” mean?
a person who lives (or is located) near another
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the successful completion of a program of study
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good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
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a taste, liking, or inclination for (something)
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Which word is closest in meaning to “penchant”?
discipline
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disability
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conversion
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preference
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