[
US
/ˈpɛntʃənt/
]
[ UK /pˈɒnʃɒn/ ]
[ UK /pˈɒnʃɒn/ ]
NOUN
-
a strong liking
the Irish have a penchant for blarney
my own preference is for good literature
How To Use penchant In A Sentence
- Having a penchant for natural fabrics and dyes, he uses man-made fibers and chemical dyes as well.
- That penchant for dressing bald rats in sequins and leather is a different story altogether.
- (It is a geekly penchant to do things from scratch, but then this is not always unjustified.) Planet RDF
- The working masochists came off as bellyachers and had a penchant for making people listen to their workplace war stories.
- What drew slightly more attention was his penchant for staying after class, gently proselytizing about Jesus to some of the younger lingerers.
- This singer has a penchant for scatting and surprising material, but where he has an astonishingly pure voice, hers has more feeling.
- It isn't easy being a red-hot lover these days, but take heart, help is at hand for those with a penchant for penning a love poem.
- Part of this is down to his penchant for boasting about his morning run on social media. Times, Sunday Times
- The girls share an awkward, boxy physical presence, highlighted by their penchant for vintage clothes and clompy boots.
- America's emotional attachment to flags attests the country's penchant for patriotic spectacle.