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- Dictionaryfondness/ˈfɒn(d)nəs/
noun
- 1. affection or liking for someone or something: "I remember him with great fondness" Similar Opposite
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a great liking for someone or something:
Fondness is love or affection for someone. Your fondness for your funny Spanish teacher might be part of what inspires you to work hard in his class. When you have a fondness for a person, you feel warm or tender toward them. Your sister's fondness for young children probably makes her a great babysitter.
noun. the state or quality of being fond. tenderness or affection. doting affection. a liking or weakness for something: He has a fondness for sweets. Synonyms: preference, partiality, predilection. Archaic. complacent credulity; foolishness.
: appetite, relish. had a fondness for argument. Synonyms. affection. attachment. devotedness. devotion. love. passion. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of fondness in a Sentence. my fondness for you will never fail I have a fondness for expensive chocolate.
(Definition of fondness from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) fondness | Intermediate English. noun [ U ] us / ˈfɑnd·nəs / Add to word list. a great liking for someone or something:
noun. 1. the state or quality of being fond. 2. tenderness or affection. 3. doting affection. 4. a liking or weakness for something. He has a fondness for sweets. 5. archaic. complacent credulity; foolishness. SYNONYMS 4. predilection, partiality, preference. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
adj. fond·er, fond·est. 1. Having a strong liking, inclination, or affection: fond of ballet; fond of my nieces and nephews. 2. Affectionate; tender: a fond embrace. 3. Immoderately affectionate or indulgent; doting: fond grandparents who tended to spoil the child. 4. Cherished; dear: my fondest hopes.
noun. Tender or doting affection. Webster's New World. An inclination; taste. Webster's New World. Foolishness. Webster's New World. The quality of being fond. Wiktionary. Synonyms: philia. warmheartedness. warmness. heart. tenderness. affectionateness. fancy. partiality. warmth. lovingness. weakness. taste. regard. propensity. Antonyms: loathing.
fondness (for somebody/something) pleasure, especially relating to something you have liked or enjoyed for a long time. a fondness for animals; It was her father’s fondness for drink that brought about the break-up of her parents’ marriage.
fond•ness (fond′ nis), n. the state or quality of being fond. tenderness or affection. doting affection. a liking or weakness for something: He has a fondness for sweets. [ Archaic.]complacent credulity; foolishness. 1350–1400; Middle English; see fond1, - ness. 4. . predilection, partiality, preference.
