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- Dictionaryfondness/ˈfɒn(d)nəs/
noun
- 1. affection or liking for someone or something: "I remember him with great fondness" Similar Opposite
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a great liking for someone or something:
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.
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. Discover More. Other Words From. self -fond ness noun. Discover More. Word History and Origins.
FONDNESS definition: tender or doting affection | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.
a great liking for someone or something:
fondness (for somebody/something) pleasure, especially relating to something you have liked or enjoyed for a long time. a fondness for animals; It was her father’s fondness for drink that brought about the break-up of her parents’ marriage.
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.
fond•ness (fond′ nis), n. the state or quality of being fond. tenderness or affection. doting affection. a liking or weakness for something: He has a fondness for sweets. [ Archaic.]complacent credulity; foolishness. 1350–1400; Middle English; see fond1, - ness. 4. . predilection, partiality, preference.
noun. 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.
