penchant
pronunciation
How to pronounce penchant in British English:
UK [ˈpɒ̃ʃɒ̃]
How to pronounce penchant in American English:
US [ˈpentʃənt]
-
- Noun:
- a strong liking
Word Origin
- penchant
- penchant: see pendulum
- penchant (n.)
- 1670s, from French penchant, noun use of present participle of Old French pencher "to incline," from Vulgar Latin *pendicare, a frequentative formed from Latin pendere "to hang" (see pendant (n.)).
Example
- 1. Kathryn dance is a widow with a penchant for expensive shoes .
- 2. Japanese parents with a penchant for the arcane face similar difficulties .
- 3. Drugmakers also have a penchant for positive results .
- 4. But bankers are more sanguine about prospects , expounding a faith in the industry 's penchant for reinvention .
- 5. Your penchant for variety and need for constant stimulation often finds you the strangest bedfellows .