Word of the Day - 11/22/25
penchant
/'pɛnʧənt/(n.): a strong liking
She has a strong penchant for classical music and spends hours listening to various composers.
Word Origin
The word 'penchant' comes from the French word 'penchant', which is the present participle of 'pencher', meaning 'to lean' or 'to incline'. 'Pencher' itself derives from the Vulgar Latin 'pendicare', a frequentative of the Latin verb 'pendere', meaning 'to hang' or 'to weigh'.
Words with similar origins include 'pendant', 'depend', 'suspend', 'pending', and 'pendulum', all stemming from the Latin 'pendere'.