penchant

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a strong liking

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French penchant, present participle of pencher (“to tilt, to lean”), from Middle French, from Old French pengier (“to tilt, be out of line”), from Vulgar Latin *pendicāre, a derivative of Latin pendere (“to hang”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

preference, predilection, taste

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