fondnessn.

Brit.

/ˈfɒn(d)nəs/, U.S.

/ˈfɑn(d)nəs/

Forms: see fond adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fond adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < fond adj. + -ness suffix.

1. Foolishness, folly; an instance of this; (also) †madness (obsolete). Now rare (English regional (Yorkshire) in later use).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [noun]

unwisdomc825

unredeeOE

egedec1175

unwitc1175

unwisdomnessa1200

dusileca1225

dusischipa1225

folly?c1225

kangschipe?c1225

unwitshipa1250

unwisenessa1340

cornardy1340

unwithead1340

lewdness1362

nicetyc1380

sotie1390

folitya1400

follinessa1400

foolheada1400

insipiencec1422

fondnessa1425

wanwita1425

cocardyc1430

foltry1440

jopperyc1440

folliheada1450

fonning?a1475

niceheada1475

foltheadc1475

folabilitya1529

daftness1552

foolageness1563

foppery1592

guckry1596

senselessness1606

coxcombry1608

goosery1642

ineptitude1656

fopicalness1660

fopperishness1683

insagacity1808

spoonery1824

spooniness1824

noodleism1830

addle-headedness1835

foolishment1852

insapiency1876

ineptness1877

goosiness1888

inepticality1923

sappiness1943

gormlessness1958

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [noun] > action, behaviour > instance of

unwitc1175

foliota1250

follyc1300

unwisdom1303

foolishness?1506

fooling?1545

foppery1546

foolery1562

filly-folly1565

impertinency1588

impertinence1603

silliness1624

idiotism1647

noddary1647

fondness1653

ineptitude1656

sottise1673

insipidity1822

bêtise1827

foolishment1871

jackassery1873

funny business1882

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Jer. xxiii. 13 In the profetis of Samarie Y siȝ fonnednesse [E.V. a1382 Douce 369(1) folie; L. fatuitatem], and thei profesieden in Baal, and disseyueden my puple Israel.

?c1430 (c1400) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 266 (MED) Þei seyn þat þe speche of holy writt is fals þat reuersiþ here owene fonnydnesse.

a1464 J. Capgrave Abbreuiacion of Cron. (Cambr. Gg.4.12) (1983) 118 In his fonnednesse he wold sey þat he was so arayed for sauacion of þe world.

1533 J. Frith Bk. answeringe Mores Let. sig. Hvii^v It were fondnes to fayne that the soule dyd otherwyse eate then do the Angels in Heauen.

1623 C. Butler Feminine Monarchie (rev. ed.) iv. sig. H1 Others seeing the fondnesse of this opinion, haue..taught that the Drone is a different species.

1653 J. Gauden Hieraspistes 391 They impute also to it, their simplicities, fondnesses, impudencies, filthy dreams, extravagancies, and confusions.

a1797 H. Walpole Mem. George II (1847) I. iv. 85 Lord Lincoln..was the mimic of his fulsome fondnesses and follies.

1928 A. E. Pease Dict. Dial. N. Riding Yorks. 45/1 It's nobbut fondness ti wāaste yan's taam listnin' tiv em; they'll promise owt, an' nivver diz nowt.

†a. Foolish, senseless, or excessive affection or tenderness. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > [noun]

dotagea1450

doting1477

fondness1566

overfondness1656

weakness1712

engouement1847

1566 Banquett of Dainties sig. B.vii^v Thus what by Tutours fondnesse blinde, and nature of the sprigge, The humble braunches starke I finde vnplyant is the twigge.

1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 99 Persones..which suffer them selues to be ouercome with such passions and fondnes in their mourning.

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. v. 889 Neither his Goodness being Fondness, nor his Justice Cruelty.

a1859 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. (1861) V. 236 The object of her fondness was Spencer Cowper, who was already married.

1888 M. Arnold Ess. Crit. 2nd Ser. iv. 104 Admirers whose pawing and fondness does..harm to the fame of Keats.

b. Affection, tenderness (for, to, or towards a person or thing).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > affection > [noun] > state or quality of being affectionate

lovingness1521

fondness1615

affectiveness1870

flirtatiousness1886

1615 A. Stafford Heavenly Dogge 52 I still endeuour to teach those that correct me; and with the fondnesse of a Father loue them.

1727 J. Swift Let. to very Young Lady in Misc. II. 321 I must likewise warn you..against the least degree of Fondness to your Husband before any Witness whatsoever.

1782 H. More Moses in Sacred Dramas i. 18 A mother's fondness reigns Without a rival.

1849 D. M. Mulock Ogilvies II. iii. 52 She took care to show her cousin how much he had lost, by exhibiting great pride and fondness towards her bridegroom.

1868 A. Helps Realmah II. xv. 199 The fondness of her words did not console him.

1951 F. R. Kensinger in H. Brickell O. Henry Prize Stories of 1951 151 Grandma Westerman would look at her with fondness, at the patient eyes and wrinkled, ministering hands.

1976 D. S. Connery Guilty until proven Innocent x. 165 Surely there were quiet times, restful evenings, pleasant weekends and some display of fondness for each other.

2011 P. L. Pearce Study of Tourism i. 6 Few older researchers will remember with any fondness the painstaking process of manually retyping whole manuscripts or correcting errors with..‘White Out’.

3. Liking or partiality, esp. (in early use) when strong or instinctive; an inclination, propensity or desire. With for, of, to, or towards. Also with infinitive: †desire to do something (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > [noun] > inordinate liking or weakness

fondness1607

weakness1712

1607 G. Markham Cavelarice i. 65 After a Foale is a yeare old, there is neither in him such fondnes towards his Dam, nor such delight in milke.

1653 Bp. J. Taylor XXV Serm. v. 63 If we can have fondnesses for things indifferent, or dangerous, our prayers upbraid our spirits when we beg coldly and tamely for those things for which we ought to dye.

1654 H. Hammond Of Fund. in Notion xviii. 209 Through indulgence to others, or fondness to any sinne in themselves.

1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. v. x. sig. Mm4 So conspicuous is this Creatures fondness of Light, that Fowlers have devis'd a way to catch her by it.

1735 M. Whiteway Let. 25 Nov. in Lett. Swift (1768) IV. 141 Mr. ——'s great fondness to get his wife home, was to stop a prosecution she had begun against him.

1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison I. viii. 40 Will he not attribute all I shall repeat of this sort, to that pride, to that vanity, to that fondness of admiration.

1841 M. Elphinstone Hist. India II. ix. ii. 314 He showed no fondness for war.

1944 Wilson (N. Carolina) Daily Times 4 Jan. 8/5 His twinkling blue eyes reflect a fondness for joking and wisecracks.

1971 Calcutta Rev. July–Dec. 128 A Vishnu Narasimha (c. 11th cent. A.D.) standing in calm majesty..will highlight a feeling of sublimity and repose in this age marked by a fondness towards lyricism and elegance of form.

2013 Time Out N.Y. 6 June 82/1 His penchant for public brawls, unfortunate fondness for Nazi imagery..taste for cocaine and general air of unpredictability.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fondness
释义	fondnessn. Brit. /ˈfɒn(d)nəs/, U.S. /ˈfɑn(d)nəs/ Forms: see fond adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fond adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < fond adj. + -ness suffix. 1. Foolishness, folly; an instance of this; (also) †madness (obsolete). Now rare (English regional (Yorkshire) in later use). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [noun] unwisdomc825 unredeeOE egedec1175 unwitc1175 unwisdomnessa1200 dusileca1225 dusischipa1225 folly?c1225 kangschipe?c1225 unwitshipa1250 unwisenessa1340 cornardy1340 unwithead1340 lewdness1362 nicetyc1380 sotie1390 folitya1400 follinessa1400 foolheada1400 insipiencec1422 fondnessa1425 wanwita1425 cocardyc1430 foltry1440 jopperyc1440 folliheada1450 fonning?a1475 niceheada1475 foltheadc1475 folabilitya1529 daftness1552 foolageness1563 foppery1592 guckry1596 senselessness1606 coxcombry1608 goosery1642 ineptitude1656 fopicalness1660 fopperishness1683 insagacity1808 spoonery1824 spooniness1824 noodleism1830 addle-headedness1835 foolishment1852 insapiency1876 ineptness1877 goosiness1888 inepticality1923 sappiness1943 gormlessness1958 the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [noun] > action, behaviour > instance of unwitc1175 foliota1250 follyc1300 unwisdom1303 foolishness?1506 fooling?1545 foppery1546 foolery1562 filly-folly1565 impertinency1588 impertinence1603 silliness1624 idiotism1647 noddary1647 fondness1653 ineptitude1656 sottise1673 insipidity1822 bêtise1827 foolishment1871 jackassery1873 funny business1882 a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Jer. xxiii. 13 In the profetis of Samarie Y siȝ fonnednesse [E.V. a1382 Douce 369(1) folie; L. fatuitatem], and thei profesieden in Baal, and disseyueden my puple Israel. ?c1430 (c1400) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 266 (MED) Þei seyn þat þe speche of holy writt is fals þat reuersiþ here owene fonnydnesse. a1464 J. Capgrave Abbreuiacion of Cron. (Cambr. Gg.4.12) (1983) 118 In his fonnednesse he wold sey þat he was so arayed for sauacion of þe world. 1533 J. Frith Bk. answeringe Mores Let. sig. Hvii^v It were fondnes to fayne that the soule dyd otherwyse eate then do the Angels in Heauen. 1623 C. Butler Feminine Monarchie (rev. ed.) iv. sig. H1 Others seeing the fondnesse of this opinion, haue..taught that the Drone is a different species. 1653 J. Gauden Hieraspistes 391 They impute also to it, their simplicities, fondnesses, impudencies, filthy dreams, extravagancies, and confusions. a1797 H. Walpole Mem. George II (1847) I. iv. 85 Lord Lincoln..was the mimic of his fulsome fondnesses and follies. 1928 A. E. Pease Dict. Dial. N. Riding Yorks. 45/1 It's nobbut fondness ti wāaste yan's taam listnin' tiv em; they'll promise owt, an' nivver diz nowt. 2. †a. Foolish, senseless, or excessive affection or tenderness. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > [noun] dotagea1450 doting1477 fondness1566 overfondness1656 weakness1712 engouement1847 1566 Banquett of Dainties sig. B.vii^v Thus what by Tutours fondnesse blinde, and nature of the sprigge, The humble braunches starke I finde vnplyant is the twigge. 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 99 Persones..which suffer them selues to be ouercome with such passions and fondnes in their mourning. 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. v. 889 Neither his Goodness being Fondness, nor his Justice Cruelty. a1859 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. (1861) V. 236 The object of her fondness was Spencer Cowper, who was already married. 1888 M. Arnold Ess. Crit. 2nd Ser. iv. 104 Admirers whose pawing and fondness does..harm to the fame of Keats. b. Affection, tenderness (for, to, or towards a person or thing). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > affection > [noun] > state or quality of being affectionate lovingness1521 fondness1615 affectiveness1870 flirtatiousness1886 1615 A. Stafford Heavenly Dogge 52 I still endeuour to teach those that correct me; and with the fondnesse of a Father loue them. 1727 J. Swift Let. to very Young Lady in Misc. II. 321 I must likewise warn you..against the least degree of Fondness to your Husband before any Witness whatsoever. 1782 H. More Moses in Sacred Dramas i. 18 A mother's fondness reigns Without a rival. 1849 D. M. Mulock Ogilvies II. iii. 52 She took care to show her cousin how much he had lost, by exhibiting great pride and fondness towards her bridegroom. 1868 A. Helps Realmah II. xv. 199 The fondness of her words did not console him. 1951 F. R. Kensinger in H. Brickell O. Henry Prize Stories of 1951 151 Grandma Westerman would look at her with fondness, at the patient eyes and wrinkled, ministering hands. 1976 D. S. Connery Guilty until proven Innocent x. 165 Surely there were quiet times, restful evenings, pleasant weekends and some display of fondness for each other. 2011 P. L. Pearce Study of Tourism i. 6 Few older researchers will remember with any fondness the painstaking process of manually retyping whole manuscripts or correcting errors with..‘White Out’. 3. Liking or partiality, esp. (in early use) when strong or instinctive; an inclination, propensity or desire. With for, of, to, or towards. Also with infinitive: †desire to do something (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > [noun] > inordinate liking or weakness fondness1607 weakness1712 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice i. 65 After a Foale is a yeare old, there is neither in him such fondnes towards his Dam, nor such delight in milke. 1653 Bp. J. Taylor XXV Serm. v. 63 If we can have fondnesses for things indifferent, or dangerous, our prayers upbraid our spirits when we beg coldly and tamely for those things for which we ought to dye. 1654 H. Hammond Of Fund. in Notion xviii. 209 Through indulgence to others, or fondness to any sinne in themselves. 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. v. x. sig. Mm4 So conspicuous is this Creatures fondness of Light, that Fowlers have devis'd a way to catch her by it. 1735 M. Whiteway Let. 25 Nov. in Lett. Swift (1768) IV. 141 Mr. ——'s great fondness to get his wife home, was to stop a prosecution she had begun against him. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison I. viii. 40 Will he not attribute all I shall repeat of this sort, to that pride, to that vanity, to that fondness of admiration. 1841 M. Elphinstone Hist. India II. ix. ii. 314 He showed no fondness for war. 1944 Wilson (N. Carolina) Daily Times 4 Jan. 8/5 His twinkling blue eyes reflect a fondness for joking and wisecracks. 1971 Calcutta Rev. July–Dec. 128 A Vishnu Narasimha (c. 11th cent. A.D.) standing in calm majesty..will highlight a feeling of sublimity and repose in this age marked by a fondness towards lyricism and elegance of form. 2013 Time Out N.Y. 6 June 82/1 His penchant for public brawls, unfortunate fondness for Nazi imagery..taste for cocaine and general air of unpredictability. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1425
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