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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a predisposition to like something;
- Example: "he had a fondness for whiskey"
[syn: fondness, fancy, partiality]

2. a positive feeling of liking;
- Example: "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"
- Example: "the child won everyone's heart"
- Example: "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"
[syn: affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia]

3. a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love;
[syn: affectionateness, fondness, lovingness, warmth]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fondness \Fond"ness\, n.
   1. The quality or state of being fond; foolishness. [Obs.]
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            Fondness it were for any, being free,
            To covet fetters, though they golden be. --Spenser.
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   2. Doting affection; tender liking; strong appetite,
      propensity, or relish; as, he had a fondness for truffles.
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            My heart had still some foolish fondness for thee.
                                                  --Addison.

   Syn: Attachment; affection; love; kindness.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

fondness
    n 1: a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for
         whiskey" [syn: fondness, fancy, partiality]
    2: a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the
       affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the
       warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home" [syn:
       affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness,
       heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia]
    3: a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love [syn:
       affectionateness, fondness, lovingness, warmth]