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Meanings of
penchant
in English
Portuguese
tendência
Catalan
preferència
Spanish
inclinación
Back to the meaning
A strong liking.
taste
preference
predilection
Portuguese
tendência
A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction.
tendency
inclination
propensity
predisposition
aptness
proclivity
proneness
Synonyms
Examples for "
taste
"
taste
preference
predilection
Examples for "
taste
"
1
Consumers'
taste
for budget brands has been evident in recent company results.
2
True Boers didn't need good
taste
;
they had God on their side.
3
This year, Ireland may have received a
taste
of things to come.
4
Soups made with water or vegetable stock will, however,
taste
less complex.
5
In excellent
taste
;
it does the greatest possible credit to the designer.
1
Very few patients expressed a
preference
for having another health professional present.
2
Do you have a
preference
?
The question doesn't need to be asked.
3
The Greek government owns Alpha Bank
preference
shares worth 940 million euros.
4
We warmly welcome everyone, regardless of age, climbing
preference
,
or ability level.
5
Thus, of course, the
preference
of novelists and dramatists for unhappy families.
1
Directors will, inevitably, prosecute that mandate according to individual
predilection
and interpretation.
2
Sites of
predilection
include the lower limbs followed by the upper limbs.
3
After all the question has resolved itself into one of personal
predilection
.
4
Lymphomas showed an unusual
predilection
for involvement of the central nervous system.
5
The most common
predilection
sites are the renal parenchyma and the retroperitoneum.
Usage of
penchant
in English
1
Future dealmakers underestimate that
penchant
for market meddling at their own risk.
2
This
penchant
,
however laudable aesthetically, does not usually lead to distribution deals.
3
Smith's almost old-fashioned
penchant
for dribbling past defenders consistently caused Wolves problems.
4
Mickelson's
penchant
for risk-taking has long established him as a great entertainer.
5
However, thanks to Apple's
penchant
for visual flair, it looks totally unique.
6
He seemed to have this incredible
penchant
for challenges and lost causes.
7
One thing that has survived is the
penchant
for projecting the future.
8
I just hope she doesn't have her mother's
penchant
for suicide missions.
9
The culinary references are down to his
penchant
for the Food Network.
10
She also has a
penchant
for multiple levels of reference and meaning.
11
Yes, but the Oberst and the others have a
penchant
for .
12
Westmeath's
penchant
for self destruction finally proved fatal at Croke Park yesterday.
13
Nor can Glasgow's infamous
penchant
for alcohol and cigarettes explain the puzzle.
14
Maybe it's our
penchant
for optimism that we end our summer prematurely.
15
Only his
penchant
for being tardy saved him from that tragic fate.
16
Amazing what hard times can do to a company's
penchant
for publicity.
Other examples for "penchant"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
penchant
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
have a penchant
particular penchant
great penchant
confess penchant
current penchant
More collocations
Translations for
penchant
Portuguese
tendência
predileção
preferência
Catalan
preferència
Spanish
inclinación
preferencia
Penchant
through the time
Penchant
across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common