Found 2 items, similar to penchant.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: penchant
penchant
n : a strong liking;
“my own preference is for good literature”;
“the Irish have a penchant for blarney” [syn:
preference,
predilection,
taste]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Penchant
Penchant
\Pen`chant"\, n. [F., fr. pencher to bend, fr.
(assumed) LL. pendicare, L. pendere. See
Pendant.]
Inclination; decided taste; bias; as, a penchant for art.
[1913 Webster]
Penchant
\Pen`chant"\, n. (Card Playing)
A game like b['e]zique, or, in the game, any queen and jack
of different suits held together.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]