Definition of fondness
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: tender affection
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Examples of fondness in a Sentence
my fondness for you will never fail
I have a fondness for expensive chocolate.
Recent Examples of fondness from the Web
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The ancient Danes’ waste had an abundance of DNA from hops, showing the people’s fondness for beer, whereas the samples from the Netherlands showed people there had a preference for wine.
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In interviews, former employees speak with fondness about their time at Biogen, praising the company’s mission to apply cutting-edge science to serious disease.
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The event’s success, coupled with the fondness that Rye’s founder and former executive chef, Tyler Morris, has for Russ & Daughters — the New York specialty foods shop and café — led the Rye team to open Lox.
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During the early part of Beilein's tenure at U-M, plenty snickered about the head coach's fondness of playing small in an effort to spread people out and attack.
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Georgette has a particular fondness for 89-year-old Arnie.
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Two weeks into the project, she is thrilled by the kids' fondness for the bus.
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His new job, after all, will be to fight back against pharma’s fondness for ’cause-we-can price gouging.
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Newsome’s fondness for Alabama players is well documented.
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First Known Use of fondness
14th century
fondness Synonyms
Synonyms
affection, attachment, devotedness, devotion, love, passion;
Antonyms
abomination, hate, hatred, loathing, rancor;
Related Words
appetite, fancy, favor, like, liking, partiality, preference, relish, taste;
craving, crush, desire, infatuation, longing, lust, yearning;
ardor, eagerness, enthusiasm, fervor, zeal;
appreciation, esteem, estimation, regard, respect;
allegiance, faithfulness, fealty, fidelity, loyalty, steadfastness;
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