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fondness Definition

fond·ness (fändnis)

noun

  1. tender or doting affection
  2. an inclination; taste
  3. Archaic foolishness

fondness Synonyms

fondness

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fondness Usage Examples

Possessives

father: I award her now the medal for total absorption, for being so forgetful of her father's fondness for hitting.

Converse of object

  • retain: He retained an enduring fondness for the college that witnessed his development from a rebellious teenager to a professional mathematician.
  • have: The Minister has a great fondness for Poland, which I know is shared by many in the Chamber.
  • develop: He ends up sharing a condo with two homosexuals who develop quite a fondness for him.
  • share: The Sambar, which shares a fondness for water with the Chital, congregate at the forest pools.
  • grow: I have a real, real growing fondness for David and his relationship to actors.
  • feel: She was fun to be with and I definitely felt the most fondness for her.

Preposition: for

  • drink: He had made an attempt to reclaim his former rank but his fondness for drink let him down.
  • music: He has a fondness for melancholy music you can't dance to.
  • thing: I also have really suspect taste in hair accessories and have a strong fondness for sparkly things.
  • product: Products to choose like sales agents a pots line fondness for product.
  • animal: Likewise, a great deal is written about his fondness for animals, particularly dogs.
  • work: March... Al proclaims a fondness for the work of Daniel Bedingfield.

Adjective modifier

  • genuine: The cast members speak of the film with a genuine fondness.
  • particular: She was spotted by Zeus, a god with a particular fondness for mortal women, on one of his many visits to earth.
  • great: The Minister has a great fondness for Poland, which I know is shared by many in the Chamber.
  • special: Jesus had a special fondness for those on the fringes of society.
  • certain: I also have a certain fondness for the term pus which they use in Dundee.
  • much: I'll remember him and the times we had on tour with much fondness.

Noun used with modifier

compatriot: The insurance salesman is not the only British Muslim who complains of social exclusion because of his compatriots fondness for drink.

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