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Meanings of penchant in English

Portuguese
tendência
Catalan
preferència
Spanish
inclinación

A strong liking.

tendência

A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction.

Usage of penchant in English
1
Future dealmakers underestimate that penchant for market meddling at their own risk.
Reuters
2
This penchant, however laudable aesthetically, does not usually lead to distribution deals.
Reuters
3
Smith's almost old-fashioned penchant for dribbling past defenders consistently caused Wolves problems.
The Guardian
4
Mickelson's penchant for risk-taking has long established him as a great entertainer.
The Guardian
5
However, thanks to Apple's penchant for visual flair, it looks totally unique.
Wired
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He seemed to have this incredible penchant for challenges and lost causes.
Kaleidoscope
7
One thing that has survived is the penchant for projecting the future.
The new yorker
8
I just hope she doesn't have her mother's penchant for suicide missions.
Coalition's End
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The culinary references are down to his penchant for the Food Network.
The Guardian
10
She also has a penchant for multiple levels of reference and meaning.
The Irish Times
11
Yes, but the Oberst and the others have a penchant for .
Carrion comfort
12
Westmeath's penchant for self destruction finally proved fatal at Croke Park yesterday.
The Irish Times
13
Nor can Glasgow's infamous penchant for alcohol and cigarettes explain the puzzle.
The Guardian
14
Maybe it's our penchant for optimism that we end our summer prematurely.
The Irish Times
15
Only his penchant for being tardy saved him from that tragic fate.
Reuters
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Amazing what hard times can do to a company's penchant for publicity.
The Irish Times
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Translations for penchant
Penchant through the time
Penchant across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common