Fondness

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Warm affection or liking. See Synonyms at love.
  • n. A strong inclination or preference; a taste: a fondness for sweets; a fondness for travel.
  • n. Archaic Naive trustfulness; credulity.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. the quality of being fond
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The quality or state of being fond; foolishness.
  • n. Doting affection; tender liking; strong appetite, propensity, or relish.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The state or character of being fond.
  • n. Foolish tenderness; tender passion; strong or demonstrative affection.
  • n. Strong inclination, propensity, or appetite.
  • n. Synonyms Attachment, Affection, etc. (see love); partiality, inclination, propensity.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
  • n. a positive feeling of liking
  • n. a predisposition to like something
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    liking   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    love    affection    attachment    kindness    foolishness   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    tenderness    admiration    eagerness    solicitude    attachment    aversion    reverence    crave    regret    reluctance