NOUN | feeling | preference, penchant, predilection, taste | a strong liking |
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cognition | preference, predilection, orientation | a predisposition in favor of something | |
cognition | preference, druthers | the right or chance to choose | |
attribute | preference | grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties) |
Sounds | preh'ferahns; preh'frahns | |
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Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... |
Meaning | A strong liking. | |
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Example | "my own preference is for good literature" | |
Synonyms | penchant, 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 | |
Verbs | prefer | like better / better |
Meaning | A predisposition in favor of something. | |
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Example | "his sexual preferences" | |
Synonyms | predilection, orientation | |
Broader | predisposition | An inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way |
Spanish | orientación, predilección, preferencia | |
Catalan | predilecció, preferència | |
Adjectives | preferent | preferred above all others and treated with partiality |
preferential | manifesting partiality | |
Verbs | prefer | select as an alternative over another |
Meaning | The right or chance to choose. | |
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Synonym | druthers | |
Narrower | wish | The particular preference that you have |
Broader | option, alternative, choice | One of a number of things from which only one can be chosen |
Spanish | preferencia | |
Catalan | preferència |
Meaning | grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties). | |
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Broader | advantage, vantage | The quality of having a superior or more favorable position |
Spanish | preferencia | |
Catalan | preferència |
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