- preference: a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
- The term “preferences” is used in a variety of related, but not identical, ways in the scientific literature. This makes it necessary to make explicit the sense in which the term is used in different social sciences.
- taste, liking, or inclination (for)
- a strong inclination – The Knicks have a penchant for turning the ball over late in the game.
- strong liking ofor something