Definition of FONDNESS

Examples of fondness in a Sentence

my fondness for you will never fail I have a fondness for expensive chocolate.

Recent Examples on the Web Leibniz’s fondness for the language of optics ignored the fact that, in the seventeenth century, mirrors were terrible reflectors. — Merve Emre, The New York Review of Books, "The Imperfect Telescope," 7 Jan. 2020 With his gravelly voice, large-framed designer glasses, perpetual tan and fondness for gold chains and suede jeans, Evans brimmed with a rakish confidence and showmanship that propelled his career in the 1960s and 1970s. — cleveland, "Robert Evans, Hollywood mogul of legendary bravado, dies at 89," 28 Oct. 2019 Voters are still focused on who can beat Trump rather than a fondness for any particular candidate, as the latest national poll from Quinnipiac University showed on Monday. — Emma Kinery, Bloomberg.com, "Democrats Poised to Leave New Hampshire With 2020 Muddled," 7 May 2020 As the doc's tremendous fondness for clips from old movies reminds us, novels and films have been teaching us much this history all our lives. — John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Capital in the Twenty-First Century': Film Review," 30 Apr. 2020 Summers has had a special fondness over the years for profit-making when in the power sector. — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, "Don’t Let Larry Summers Block Climate Progress Again," 28 Apr. 2020 The current president, Jair Bolsonaro, has great fondness for the armed forces and a nostalgia for Brazil’s military dictatorship of the past, and his deputy, Hamilton Mourão, is a general. — Annabelle Timsit, Quartz, "How different countries handle their leadership’s line of succession," 7 Apr. 2020 The model’s emphasis on sharing fondness and appreciation is a great place to start. — Popular Science, "How to quarantine with your partner without destroying your relationship," 24 Mar. 2020 There's a friend or family member in practically everyone's circle with an intense fondness for the magical world of Disney, and who could blame them? — Valerie Marino, Condé Nast Traveler, "9 Gifts for the Friend Who Travels to Disney at Least Once a Year," 17 Dec. 2019

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