penchant
Collocations
3ADJ.
fine, mysterious, natural, youthful
PENCHANT + NOUN
knives, t, wine
PREP.
with
Definitions
noun
Taste, liking, or inclination (for).
He has a penchant for fine wine.
Marie even then began the course which, in after-years, secured her so vast an influence in the court,—alternately taking up and laying down her claim to the youthful monarch's penchant; administering to his amusement, and ready to encourage his passing fancies.
A card game resembling bezique.
In the game of penchant, any queen and jack of different suits held at the same time.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a strong liking
- preference
- predilection
- taste
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6He has a penchant for fine wine.
WiktionaryMarie even then began the course which, in after-years, secured her so vast an influence in the court,—alternately taking up and laying down her claim to the youthful monarch's penchant; administering
WiktionaryTHE LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY. By O. S. Nock. Ian Allan. 30s. [...] One scarcely imagined, for example, that the great steel works at Crewe owed its existence to Sir Richard Moon's penchant for t
WiktionaryHe has a penchant for whistling at pretty ladies he sees on the street.
Tatoeba · #2019444Women have a natural penchant for the mysterious.
Tatoeba · #3691695Sami had a penchant for knives.
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