English to Dutch Meaning of penchant - neiging

Penchant :

neiging

noun

Trekken, spanning, trek, neiging, gehechtheid, leuk vinden, liefde, gevoel, aandacht, smaak, genieten, glans, verloving, verlangen, inclinatie, vooroordeel, aanleg, keuze, graag willen, impuls, verslaving, oriëntering

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Definitions of penchant in English

Noun(1) a strong liking

Examples of penchant in English

(1) History in Edinburgh has a peculiar penchant for throwing together people, politics and passion.(2) Both women had a penchant for people with titles, even spurious ones.(3) Photographs show her as glamorous with a penchant for fashions with a nipped-in waist and large hats.(4) We thought he was a great big fat squeaky-voiced cricketer with a tiresome penchant for laddish behaviour.(5) he has a penchant for adopting stray dogs(6) Those with a penchant for acting on the silver screen need not be disappointed.(7) This year's federal election campaign still suggests a penchant for refusing to confront reality.(8) Just ask its programming boss, an energetic philosophy graduate with a penchant for John Stuart Mill.(9) As well as a love of vegetables he has a penchant for historical documentaries.(10) He also has a penchant for catchy one-liners, ideally suited to television.(11) You may have guessed that I have a penchant for love poems, well I suppose I'm just an old romantic at heart.(12) Are you a 13-16 year old girl with a penchant for acting and a future as bright as the sun itself?(13) The Bulgarian has a penchant for going to ground easily under challenges.(14) Anyone with a penchant for numbers can have a go at guessing the number of coffee beans in a huge jar on the day to receive a prize.(15) We've all encountered characters with a penchant for telling tall tales.(16) The most important of these tendencies are a deep passion for equality itself and a penchant for independent action.

Related Phrases of penchant

Related Phrases of penchant

Synonyms

Noun

1. liking ::

leuk vinden

2. fondness ::

genegenheid

3. preference ::

voorkeur

4. taste ::

smaak

5. relish ::

genieten

6. appetite ::

eetlust

7. partiality ::

voorliefde

8. soft spot ::

zachte plek

9. love ::

liefde

10. passion ::

passie

11. desire ::

verlangen

12. fancy ::

zin in hebben

13. whim ::

gril

14. weakness ::

zwakheid

15. inclination ::

inclinatie

16. bent ::

krom

17. bias ::

vooroordeel

18. proclivity ::

neiging

19. predilection ::

voorliefde

Different Forms

penchant, penchants

Word Example from TV Shows

My mother's always had a PENCHANT for drama.

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 1

Hey. Next, why don't we tackle your PENCHANT for whining...

The Big Bang Theory Season 8, Episode 24

You couple that with his PENCHANT for dining out and shopping--

The Big Bang Theory Season 10, Episode 17

Examples of penchant from TV Shows

My mother's always had a PENCHANT for drama.

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 1

Hey. Next, why don't we tackle your PENCHANT for whining...

The Big Bang Theory Season 8, Episode 24

You couple that with his PENCHANT for dining out and shopping--

The Big Bang Theory Season 10, Episode 17

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