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Definition of fondness in English: fondnessnounˈfɒn(d)nəsˈfɑndnəs mass nounAffection or liking for someone or something. I remember him with great fondness I have a fondness for spicy food Example sentencesExamples - He even believes their fondness for each other profoundly affected the course of events.
- But she was not too upset, for she knew it was a gesture of fondness and respect for Hector Quintero.
- Not alone was he a perfectionist but he brought a great sense of devotion and fondness to his work.
- She loved the old songs and traditional music and retained a fondness for them to the end.
- Millar didn't care much for sentiment, but he remembered Bilsland with some fondness.
Synonyms affection, love, liking, warmth, tenderness, kindness, devotion, care, endearment, feeling, sentiment, attachment, closeness, friendliness, familiarity, intimacy regard, respect, admiration, adoration, worship, reverence liking, love, taste, partiality, preference, keenness, inclination, penchant, predilection, fancy, relish, passion, proclivity, appetite weakness, soft spot, susceptibility, addiction informal thing, yen rare appetency
Definition of fondness in US English: fondnessnounˈfɑndnəsˈfändnəs Affection or liking for someone or something. I remember him with great fondness I have a fondness for spicy food Example sentencesExamples - She loved the old songs and traditional music and retained a fondness for them to the end.
- He even believes their fondness for each other profoundly affected the course of events.
- Not alone was he a perfectionist but he brought a great sense of devotion and fondness to his work.
- But she was not too upset, for she knew it was a gesture of fondness and respect for Hector Quintero.
- Millar didn't care much for sentiment, but he remembered Bilsland with some fondness.
Synonyms affection, love, liking, warmth, tenderness, kindness, devotion, care, endearment, feeling, sentiment, attachment, closeness, friendliness, familiarity, intimacy liking, love, taste, partiality, preference, keenness, inclination, penchant, predilection, fancy, relish, passion, proclivity, appetite
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