Definitions for Penchant
ˈpɛn tʃənt; (esp. Brit.)Fr. pɑ̃ˈʃɑ̃pen·chant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. preference, penchant, predilection, tastenoun

   a strong liking

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. penchantnoun

   taste, liking, or inclination (for)

   He has a penchant for fine wine.

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1. penchant

   In psychology, economics and philosophy, preference is a technical term usually used in relation to choosing between alternatives. For example, someone prefers A over B if they would rather choose A than B. Preferences are central to decision theory because of this relation to behavior. Some methods such as Ordinal Priority Approach use preference relation for decision-making. As connative states, they are closely related to desires. The difference between the two is that desires are directed at one object while preferences concern a comparison between two alternatives, of which one is preferred to the other. In insolvency, the term is used to determine which outstanding obligation the insolvent party has to settle first.

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1. penchant

   A penchant is a strong or habitual liking, inclination, or tendency towards something or someone; a predilection or preference.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Penchantnoun

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

2. Etymology: [F., fr. pencher to bend, fr. (assumed) LL. pendicare, L. pendere. See Pendant.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Penchant

   päng′shäng, n. inclination: decided taste: bias. [Fr., pr.p. of pencher, to incline, through a form pendicāre, from L. pendēre, to hang.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Penchant in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Penchant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Penchant in a Sentence

1. Jeremy Lim:

   The detail of the restrictions really reflects the penchant of the Singapore policy makers for precision and desire to control every factor possible.

2. Donald Trump:

   I don't respond to him personally, because he thrives on that kind of exchange. I think he has to answer for what he says, and I assume that others will make the larger point about his language. It's not the first time he's demonstrated a penchant for sexism. Again, I'm not sure anybody's surprised that he keeps pushing the envelope.

3. Ramon Llamas:

   Apple has a penchant for standing on the shoulders of the giants that came before them when announcing a feature -- such as phablets and 4G LTE, it will get there eventually, but on its own terms.

4. Marco Rubio:

   He is reckless, he's ruthless, he has a penchant for escalation, for taking high risks, confrontational in his foreign policy approach and I think increasingly willing to test the limits of what he can get away with the United States.

5. Hillary Clinton:

   I really deplore the tone of his campaign, the inflammatory rhetoric that he is using to divide people, and his going after groups of people with hateful, incendiary rhetoric, it's not the first time he's demonstrated a penchant for sexism.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Penchant
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Penchant
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penchant
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Penchant
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Penchant