penchant

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /ˈpɛntʃənt/ UK /ˈpɒ̃ʃɒ̃/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a strong habitual liking or inclination

She has a penchant for dramatic entrances.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a strong habitual liking or... inclination propensity predilection liking fondness proclivity leaning

Opposites

aversion dislike antipathy

Word family

Related forms pendant pendulum

Etymology

Borrowed from French penchant ('leaning, inclination'), present participle of pencher ('to lean, incline'), ultimately from Vulgar Latin *pendicare, from Latin pendere ('to hang').

penchant French pendere Latin

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# penchant

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈpɛntʃənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpɒ̃ʃɒ̃/

## Meanings
1. a strong habitual liking or inclination

## Examples
- She has a penchant for dramatic entrances.

## Synonyms
- inclination
- propensity
- predilection
- liking
- fondness
- proclivity
- leaning

## Antonyms
- aversion
- dislike
- antipathy

## Related Forms
- pendant
- pendulum

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: penchant
- Root: pendere

## Etymology
Borrowed from French penchant ('leaning, inclination'), present participle of pencher ('to lean, incline'), ultimately from Vulgar Latin *pendicare, from Latin pendere ('to hang').

## AI Etymology
Penchant has the etymology: Borrowed from French penchant ('leaning, inclination'), present participle of pencher ('to lean, incline'), ultimately from Vulgar Latin *pendicare, from Latin pendere ('to hang'). The etymological trail includes French penchant and Latin pendere. As a noun, penchant means a strong habitual liking or inclination. The same family is visible in related forms such as pendant and pendulum.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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