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Fondness

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Noun

1. fancy, fondness, partiality

a predisposition to like something

Example Sentences:
'he had a fondness for whiskey'

2. affection, affectionateness, fondness, heart, philia, tenderness, warmheartedness, warmness

a positive feeling of liking

Example Sentences:
'he had trouble expressing the affection he felt'
'the child won everyone's heart'
'the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home'

3. affectionateness, fondness, lovingness, warmth

a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fondness

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noun
1. 
tender or doting affection
2. 
an inclination; taste
3.  Archaic
foolishness

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Fondness

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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.
5. Archaic Naively credulous or foolish.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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