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penchant |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: penchant n : a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"; "martinis are an acquired taste" [syn: {preference}, {predilection}, {taste}]
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