| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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