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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
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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