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- Dictionaryfond·ness/ˈfän(d)nəs/
noun
- 1. affection or liking for someone or something: "I remember him with great fondness" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of FONDNESS is foolishness, folly. How to use fondness in a sentence.
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.
a great liking for someone or something:
FONDNESS definition: tender or doting affection | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.
Synonyms for FONDNESS: love, affection, passion, devotion, respect, enthusiasm, attachment, appreciation; Antonyms of FONDNESS: hatred, hate, loathing, hostility, dislike, animosity, enmity, aversion.
a great liking for someone or something:
Noun. Filter. 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.
How to use . fondness in a sentenceHe's watching it because of his fondness for Bergman and because, he says, “She'll be nervous about my opinion.”
fondness (for somebody) a feeling of love or liking for somebody, especially somebody you have known for a long time. He will be remembered by the staff with great fondness.
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.
