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- 1. affection or liking for someone or something: "I remember him with great fondness" Similar Opposite
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fondness | American Dictionary. noun [ U ] us / ˈfɑnd·nəs / Add to word list. a great liking for someone or something:
The meaning of FONDNESS is foolishness, folly. How to use fondness in a sentence.
Synonyms for FONDNESS: love, affection, passion, devotion, respect, enthusiasm, attachment, appreciation; Antonyms of FONDNESS: hatred, hate, loathing, hostility, dislike, animosity, enmity, aversion.
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.
Fondness definition: the state or quality of being fond. . See examples of FONDNESS used in a sentence.
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.
a great liking for someone or something:
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.
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) 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.