Associations to the word «Penchant»

Wiktionary

PENCHANT, noun. Taste, liking, or inclination (for)
PENCHANT, noun. (card games) (uncountable) A card game resembling bezique.
PENCHANT, noun. (card games) In the game of penchant, any queen and jack of different suits held at the same time.

Dictionary definition

PENCHANT, noun. A strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley