What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Penchant vs Prepossession - What's the difference?

penchant | prepossession | Related terms |

Penchant is a related term of prepossession.


As nouns the difference between penchant and prepossession

is that penchant is taste, liking, or inclination (for) while prepossession is preoccupation; having possession beforehand.

penchant

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • taste, liking, or inclination (for)
    • He has a penchant for fine wine.

    Synonyms

    * desire

    Related terms

    * pendant

    prepossession

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Preoccupation; having possession beforehand.
  • A preconceived opinion, or previous impression; bias, prejudice.
  • * 1902 , William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience , Folio Society 2008, p. 386:
    • The spontaneous intellect of man always defines the divine which it feels in ways that harmonise with its temporary intellectual prepossessions .

    Quotations

    * 1791' : I am fully sensible to the greatness of that freedom, which I take with you on the present occasion; a liberty which seemed to me scarcely allowable, when I reflected on that distinguished and dignified station in which you stand, and the almost general prejudice and ' prepossession , which is so prevalent in the world against those of my complexion. - Letter from , August 19, 1791

    References

    *