penchant
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tʃənt; noun
a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something: a penchant for outdoor sports.
Origin:
1665–75; < French, noun use of present participle of pencher to incline, lean < Vulgar Latin *pendicāre, derivative of Latin pendēre to hang
1665–75; < French, noun use of present participle of pencher to incline, lean < Vulgar Latin *pendicāre, derivative of Latin pendēre to hang
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| —n | |
| a strong inclination or liking; bent or taste | |
| [C17: from French, from pencher to incline, from Latin pendēre to be suspended] | |
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Penchant
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Word Origin & History
penchant
1672, 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).
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
He also came from a downwardly mobile family and had a penchant for progressive political causes.
Despite our penchant for accuracy, this website may also contain inadvertent errors.
Her penchant for low-tech solo travel hearkens to an earlier era of exploration.
Yet they also have a penchant for sports that promote superstars and breed controversy, both on and off the field.
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