0 a liking for, an enjoyment of, or a habit of doing something, especially something that other people might not like:
1 a liking for or a habit of doing something, esp. something that other people might not like:
Ives had a penchant for musical experimentation.
In the 1950s and 1960s the penchant was for models of industrialisation, import substitution and programme to eliminate economic dependency.
Lacking words was irrelevant given a penchant for decisive action.
For what they are worth, my penchants are more contradictory.
His penchant for detail leads him to examine the various approaches from all angles.
The new observatory provided a perfect opportunity for the exercise of his penchant for spectacular instrumentation.
Yet, this rigidity was often blended with a buoyant flair and obvious penchant for the dramatic.
His futuristic image combined with his penchant for the seemingly arcane form of opera presented a camp discourse that subverts any claim to privilege.
All fathers have a penchant to give something to their daughters.
