PENCHANT


Meaning of PENCHANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpen-chənt, especially Brit ]

ˈpäⁿ-ˌshäⁿ noun

Etymology: French, from present participle of pencher to incline, from Vulgar Latin * pendicare, from Latin pendere to weigh

Date: 1672

: a strong and continued inclination ; broadly : liking

Synonyms: see leaning

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