Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun penchant
1 sense of penchant
Sense 1
preference, penchant, predilection, taste -- (a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney")
=> liking -- (a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin")