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penchants

penchants is the plural of penchant.

Meaning of penchant

Noun

penchant (countable and uncountable, plural penchants)

  1. A taste, liking, or inclination for (something).
    • He has a penchant for fine wine.
  2. (uncountable) A card game resembling bezique.
  3. In the game of penchant, any queen and jack of different suits held at the same time.

Questions about penchants

What is penchants the plural of?
Penchants is the plural of penchant.

Words near penchants in the dictionary

  1. pencells
  2. pencels
  3. pencentric
  4. pences
  5. penchant
  6. penchants
  7. Penchev
  8. penciclovir
  9. pencil
  10. pencil box
  11. pencil boxes

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