Penchant - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈpentʃənt|  American pronunciation of the word penchant
Brit.  |pɒnʃɒn|  British pronunciation of the word penchant

noun

- a strong liking (syn: predilection, preference, taste)
the Irish have a penchant for blarney

Extra examples

...a penchant for sitting by the window and staring moodily off into space...

...instanced one particular incident as an illustration of their penchant for practical jokes...

...the actor's penchant for embellishment suggests that his memoirs would be more appropriately shelved in the fiction section...

...a penchant for dish throwing, door slamming, and other histrionic displays of temper...

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