| NOUN | feeling | penchant, preference, predilection, taste | a strong liking |
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| Sounds | peh'nchahnt | |
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| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | A strong liking. | |
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| Example | "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" | |
| Synonyms | preference, predilection, taste | |
| Narrower | acquired taste | A preference that is only acquired after considerable experience |
| weakness | A penchant for something even though it might not be good for you | |
| Broader | liking | A feeling of pleasure and enjoyment |
| Spanish | gusto, inclinación, predilección, preferencia | |
| Catalan | predilecció, preferència | |
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