Antonyms for penchant


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pen-chuh nt; French pahn-shahn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛn tʃənt; French pɑ̃ˈʃɑ̃


Definition of penchant

Origin :
  • 1670s, from French penchant, noun use of present participle of Old French pencher "to incline," from Vulgar Latin *pendicare, a frequentative formed from Latin pendere "to hang" (see pendant (n.)).
  • noun fondness, inclination
Example sentences :
  • Ling Chu on the contrary had a penchant for buses and seemed to enjoy them.
  • Extract from : « The Daffodil Mystery » by Edgar Wallace
  • What a penchant all our honest detectives have for gems, and where do they get them?
  • Extract from : « Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison » by Austin Biron Bidwell
  • If he have a penchant for outdoor life, then the32 choice, in a way, is easy.
  • Extract from : « Opportunities in Engineering » by Charles M. Horton
  • The man has a penchant for short and nervous sentences, but they are never jerky.
  • Extract from : « The Merry-Go-Round » by Carl Van Vechten
  • It had come to be an accepted joke with them, that penchant of Piney's for Italy.
  • Extract from : « Sally of Missouri » by R. E. Young
  • I have a penchant for an English Mees, and am not exacting as to the dot.
  • Extract from : « The Parisians, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • I had a penchant for running away from disagreeable surroundings.
  • Extract from : « Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements » by Various
  • How did they know of Jack Marlowe and his penchant for cards?
  • Extract from : « Hushed Up » by William Le Queux
  • Mrs. LeMasters was an ancient lady with a penchant for lavender.
  • Extract from : « Stubble » by George Looms
  • Indeed he had a penchant for every musical instrument at an early age.
  • Extract from : « A Comprehensive History of Norwich » by A. D. Bayne

Synonyms for penchant

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