Word of the day: “penchant”

penchant \PEN-chunt\, noun:
Inclination; decided taste; a strong liking.
  Origin:  Penchant comes from the present participle of French pencher, “to incline, to bend,” from (assumed) Late Latin pendicare, “to lean,” from Latin pendere, “to weigh.” Example Sentence:  I have a penchant for learning new languages.

Source:  Dictionary.com

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