penchant

2 definitions • 3 examples

a liking for, an enjoyment of, or a habit of doing something, especially something that other people might not like:

a penchant for melodrama/skiing/exotic clothes

penchant for Her penchant for disappearing for days at a time worries her family.

a liking for or a habit of doing something, esp. something that other people might not like:

Ives had a penchant for musical experimentation.