penchant

English - Turkish

Definition of penchant in English Turkish dictionary

{i} meyil

eğilim

tutku

işler durumda

nüfuz edici şekilde

siddetli arzu

etkileyici bir surette

Related Terms

have a penchant for

-e eğilimi/meyli olmak: He has a penchant for fixing things. Eşyaları tamir etmeye meraklı

English - English

Definition of penchant in English English dictionary

taste, liking, or inclination (for)

a bias in favor of something

If someone has a penchant for something, they have a special liking for it or a tendency to do it. a stylish woman with a penchant for dark glasses = fondness. a/sb's penchant for sth if you have a penchant for something, you like that thing very much and try to do it or have it often (present participle of pencher )

A game like bézique, or, in the game, any queen and jack of different suits held together

a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

{i} liking, affinity; attraction

Inclination; decided taste; bias; as, a penchant for art

Hyphenation

pen·chant

Turkish pronunciation

pençınt

Synonyms

desire, affection, affinity, attachment, bias, disposition, druthers, inclining, itch, leaning, liking, partiality, predilection, predisposition, proclivity

Antonyms

dislike, hate, hatred, indifference

Pronunciation

/ˈpenʧənt/ /ˈpɛnʧənt/

Etymology

[ 'pen-ch&nt, esp British ] (noun.) 1672. Present participle of French pencher, "to tilt", "to lean", from Latin pendere, "to hang", "to lean".