penchant

penchant
I noun affinity, appetite, ardor, attachment, attraction, bent, bias, capacity, competence, direction, disposition, eagerness, enthusiasm, fancy, fondness, gravitation, inborn ability, inclinatio, inclination, innate ability, leaning, liking, partiality, particular aptitude, passion, polarity, predilection, predisposition, preference, prejudice, proclivity, proneness, propensio, propension, propensity, relish, specialty, specific aptness, specific quality, talent, tendency, weakness II index affection, animus, bias, characteristic, conatus, disposition (inclination), favor (partiality), favoritism, inclination, partiality, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency

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  • penchant — [ pɑ̃ʃɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1538; « mur qui penche » 1532; de pencher 1 ♦ Vx ou littér. Versant, pente. « la ville, bâtie sur le penchant d une montagne » (Nerval). 2 ♦ (1642) Mod. et cour. Inclination naturelle vers un objet ou une fin. ⇒ faible, goût,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • penchant — penchant, ante 1. (pan chan, chan t ) adj. 1°   Qui penche, qui est incliné. •   Il y a une grande différence de relever une maison ruinée, et de la soutenir quand elle est penchante, BOSSUET Réfut. catéch. Ferry, II, 5. •   Le Rhin.... Appuyé d… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Penchant — Pen chant , n. [F., fr. pencher to bend, fr. (assumed) LL. pendicare, L. pendere. See {Pendant}.] Inclination; decided taste; bias; as, a penchant for art. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • penchant — 1670s, from Fr. penchant, properly the prp. of O.Fr. pencher to incline, from V.L. *pendicare, a frequentative formed from L. pendere to hang (see PENDANT (Cf. pendant)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • penchant — ► NOUN ▪ a strong liking or inclination: a penchant for champagne. ORIGIN French, leaning, inclining …   English terms dictionary

  • Penchant — Pen chant , n. (Card Playing) A game like b[ e]zique, or, in the game, any queen and jack of different suits held together. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Penchant — (fr., spr. Pangschaug), Neigung, Hang …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Penchant — (franz., spr. pangschāng), Neigung, Hang …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Penchant — (frz., spr. pangscháng), Neigung, Vorliebe …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • penchant — /pã ʃã/, it. /pan ʃan/ s.m., fr. [part. pres. di pencher pendere ]. [disposizione favorevole verso qualcuno o qualcosa] ▶◀ (fam.) debole, feeling, inclinazione, predilezione, propensione, simpatia, tendenza. ↑ vocazione. ◀▶ antipatia, avversione …   Enciclopedia Italiana

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