Penchant

noun/ˈpɛnt͡ʃənt/character

Definition

A strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French penchant, present participle of pencher (“to tilt, to lean”), from Middle French, from Old French pengier (“to tilt, be out of line”), from Vulgar Latin *pendicāre, a derivative of Latin pendere (“to hang”).

Synonyms

predilection, preference, taste

In a sentence

A penchant for overengineering simple features.