fondness

noun

fond·​ness ˈfän(d)-nəs How to pronounce fondness (audio)
1
obsolete : foolishness, folly
2
: tender affection
3
: appetite, relish
had a fondness for argument

Examples of fondness in a Sentence

my fondness for you will never fail I have a fondness for expensive chocolate.
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Scherzer, like virtually all of the Blue Jays, speaks with great fondness about the unique bonds the players and their families forged last season. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025 Trump’s fondness for Putin has long been clear, and also a subject of much puzzlement. Kim Lane Scheppele, Time, 6 Nov. 2025 The world-famous physicist Albert Einstein and Charles Steinmetz, who developed the alternating current vital to machines that run on electricity, also expressed a fondness for the socialist vision. Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025 Morgan tells that story with fondness, looking back on a simpler time when her own desires were secondary to what everyone else in her family wanted. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fondness

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of fondness was in the 15th century

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“Fondness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fondness. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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