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PENCHANT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PENCHANT?

Need another word that means the same as “penchant”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “penchant” in this overview.

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Penchant as a Noun
Definitions of "Penchant" as a noun
Synonyms of "Penchant" as a noun (8 Words)
Usage Examples of "Penchant" as a noun
Associations of "Penchant" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Penchant” are: predilection, preference, taste, flavour, savour, relish, tang, smack

Penchant as a Noun

Definitions of "Penchant" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “penchant” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something.
A strong liking.

Synonyms of "Penchant" as a noun (8 Words)

flavour	A substance used to alter or enhance the taste of food or drink a flavouring. Whitewashed walls and red roof tiles gave the resort a Mediterranean flavour.
predilection	A strong liking. My predilection* for Asian food.*
preference	The right or chance to choose. His sexual preferences.
relish	Great enjoyment. Use salsa as a relish* with grilled meat or fish.*
savour	The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth. The subtle savour* of wood smoke.*
smack	The act of smacking something a blow delivered with an open hand. She gave Mark a smack* across the face.*
tang	Any of various coarse seaweeds. The clean salty tang* of the sea.*
taste	The faculty of perceiving taste. He found the aggressive competitiveness of the profession was not to his taste.

Usage Examples of "Penchant" as a noun

The Irish have a penchant for blarney.
He has a penchant for adopting stray dogs.

Associations of "Penchant" (30 Words)

biologically	In a way that concerns biology or living organisms. Biologically rooted instincts.
covet	Yearn to possess (something, especially something belonging to another. She covets her sister s house.
crave	Have a craving, appetite, or great desire for. Will craved for family life.
desire	Express a desire for. He never achieved the status he so desired.
dysgenic	Exerting a detrimental effect on later generations through the inheritance of undesirable characteristics. Dysgenic breeding.
envious	Showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another’s advantages. I m envious* of their happiness.*
favor	A feeling of favorable regard. That style is in favor* this season.*
genetically	In a way that relates to origin or development. A genetically* inherited condition.*
inclination	That toward which you are inclined to feel a liking. He walked with a heavy inclination* to the right.*
incline	An inclined surface or plane a slope especially on a road or railway. He inclined his head in agreement.
leaning	A natural inclination. He felt leanings toward frivolity.
liking	A feeling of pleasure and enjoyment. She developed a liking* for gin.*
opt	Make a choice from a range of possibilities. She opted for the job on the East coast.
orientation	Position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions. Showed a Marxist orientation.
predilection	A strong liking. My predilection* for Asian food.*
predispose	Make susceptible. Lack of exercise may predispose* an individual to high blood pressure.*
predisposition	A liability or tendency to suffer from a particular condition, hold a particular attitude, or act in a particular way. Factors including genetic predisposition.
prefer	Give preference to one creditor over another. He was eventually preferred to the bishopric of Durham.
preference	A greater liking for one alternative over another or others. His sexual preferences.
proclivity	A tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition towards a particular thing. A proclivity* for hard work.*
proneness	Liability to suffer from or experience something disagreeable; susceptibility. Accident proneness.
propensity	An inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way. The propensity* of disease to spread.*
savor	The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth. Savor the soup.
savour	The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth. The subtle savour* of wood smoke.*
streak	Cover a surface with streaks. She could see white streaks in his beard.
temperament	The adjustment of intervals in tuning a piano or other musical instrument so as to fit the scale for use in different keys in equal temperament the octave consists of twelve equal semitones. She had an artistic temperament.
tendency	A group within a larger political party or movement. The shoreward tendency* of the current.*
trend	General line of orientation. Unemployment has been trending upwards.
whim	A windlass for raising ore or water from a mine. Whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it.
whimsy	The trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment. The film is an awkward blend of whimsy* and moralizing.*