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1. (n.) fondness
the state or quality of being fond.
2. fondness
tenderness or affection.
3. fondness
doting affection.
4. fondness
a liking or weakness for something.
5. fondness
Archaic. complacent credulity.
Etymology: (1350–1400)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) fondness, fancy, partiality
a predisposition to like something
"he had a fondness for whiskey"
2. (noun) affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia
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"
3. (noun) affectionateness, fondness, lovingness, warmth
a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) fondness
the quality or state of being fond; foolishness
2. (noun) fondness
doting affection; tender liking; strong appetite, propensity, or relish; as, he had a fondness for truffles
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Sense: (especially withfor) affection; liking
her fondness for children.
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 Afrikaans: liefde; gehegtheid aan |
 Arabic: تَحَبُّب، وَلَع |
 Bulgarian: привързаност |
 Brazilian: afeição |
 Czech: láska |
 German: die (Vor)Liebe, mögen |
 Danish: kærlighed; hengivenhed |
 Greek: στοργή, αγάπη |
 Spanish: cariño, afición |
 Estonian: kiindumus |
 Farsi: علاقه |
 Finnish: hellyys |
 French: affection (pour) |
 Hebrew: חִיבָּה |
 Hindi: स्नेह |
 Croatian: ljubav za nešto, nježnost |
 Hungarian: szeretet |
 Indonesian: kasih sayang |
 Icelandic: blíða, ástríki |
 Italian: affezione |
 Japanese: 好きなこと |
 Korean: 애정 |
 Lithuanian: meilė, pomėgis |
 Latvian: mīlestība; maigums |
 Malay: kasih sayang |
 Dutch: genegenheid |
 Norwegian: kjærlighet, ømhet, forkjæ |
 Polish: słabość, upodobanie |
 Persian: علاقه |
 Pashto: مشتاق |
 Portuguese: afeição |
 Romanian: afecţiune (pentru) |
 Russian: пристрастие, любовь (к) |
 Slovak: láska |
 Slovenian: naklonjenost |
 Serbian: nežnost |
 Swedish: tillgivenhet,ömhet |
 Thai: ความชอบ |
 Turkish: düşkünlük |
 Taiwanese: 寵愛 |
 Ukrainian: ніжність, любов |
 Urdu: چاؤ |
 Vietnamese: sự yêu mến |
 Chinese: 宠爱 |
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