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Penchant

Inclination; decided taste; bias; as, a penchant for art.

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Broader term 1

Liking 76% connected

of Like

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Narrower term 1

Weakness 76% connected

The quality or state of being weak; want of strength or firmness; lack of vigor; want of resolution or of moral strength; feebleness.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Synonym 3

Predilection 92% connected

A previous liking; a prepossession of mind in favor of something; predisposition to choose or like; partiality.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Preference 92% connected

The act of Preferring, or the state of being preferred; the setting of one thing before another; precedence; higher estimation; predilection; choice;…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Taste 92% connected

To try by the touch; to handle; as, to taste a bow.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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