Definition of fondness Fondness
/fɑˈndnʌs/ - [fandnus] - fond•ness
We found 7 definitions of fondness from 4 different sources.
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What does fondness mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: fondnesses |
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| fondness - a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey" | ||
| fancy, partiality | ||
| liking a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin" | ||
| fondness - 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" | ||
| affection, affectionateness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia | ||
| feeling the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" | ||
| fond regard, attachment the act of attaching or affixing something | ||
| protectiveness the quality of providing protection; "statistical evidence for the protectiveness of vaccination" | ||
| regard, respect (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes" | ||
| fondness - a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love | ||
| affectionateness, lovingness, warmth | ||
| emotionalism, emotionality emotional nature or quality | ||
| tenderness a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling | ||
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Wiktionary 
- fondness (Noun)
The quality of being fond.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- fondness (n.)
The quality or state of being fond; foolishness. - fondness (n.)
Doting affection; tender liking; strong appetite, propensity, or relish; as, he had a fondness for truffles.
Part of speech
🔤- fondness, noun, singular of fondnesses.
