penchant

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

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.

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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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# 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
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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