ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsPpenchant
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penchant
Meaning: strong natural liking or preference for something
penchant in a sentence
How penchant is used in real sentences:
Her penchant for bold colors shaped every room she designed.
Though others chose plain designs, Mara's penchant for ornament filled her sketches with elaborate borders.
“His penchant for elegant mathematical corrections made him favor a software patch over experiments with actual hardware.”
— from the passage The Drift Above
Synonyms for penchant
Other words for penchant — predilection, fondness and preference — carry the same meaning.
- predilection
- fondness
- preference
Antonyms of penchant
Words that mean the opposite of penchant:
- aversion
- dislike
- distaste
Where it comes from
From French penchant, meaning 'inclination.'
Memory hook
PENCHANT sounds like 'pen chant': a writer with a penchant for pens might chant about them.