fondness

noun

ˈfän(d)-nəs How to pronounce fondness (audio)
Definition of fondnessnext
1
as in love
a feeling of strong or constant regard for and dedication to someone my fondness for you will never fail

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2
as in liking
positive regard for something I have a fondness for expensive chocolate

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Recent Examples of fondness King’s eyes gather the world’s hodgepodge, and her hand records with a sensitivity that can come only from fondness. — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026 Today, audience fondness for pricey premium formats like IMAX has pushed the average adult ticket price above $13, according to research firm EntTelligence. — Bob Mondello, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026 Sharon loses some points for her fondness for watching movies on her phone. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026 Regardless, Braxton listeners with a fondness for his grittier, more compact work should find that Splayed Werks delivers the goods without feeling like a step back. — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fondness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fondness
  1. love
  2. liking
  3. affection
  4. like
  5. passion
  6. preference
  7. appetite
Noun
  • What a simultaneously callous and graceful way to send off an audience that has spent the last hour falling in love.
    — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
  • That translated into my love of data and analytics, which was great for the CFO role.
    — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of love
Noun
  • The 37-year-old, clad in a white tank top, loose gray sweatpants and white gym socks, looks back on the years that went into building the home to her liking.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Content creator Josh Lora, also known as @tellthebees, posted on TikTok that people are trying to rewrite the reality of professionalism to their liking—and that those who bring coffee into an interview won’t get the job.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of liking
Noun
  • Nothing seems to be too much trouble for the staff who clearly have an affection for the property and its owners, with many having worked there for decades.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Then, in 2000, Miramax’s aggressive campaigning and the universal affection for 67-year-old Michael Caine handed the veteran actor his second statuette.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of affection
Noun
  • At one point Facebook created MSI, or Meaningful Social Interactions, which favor shares over likes, a process that intensifies engagement.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The level of insight in the resulting dossiers makes social-media algorithms that study your likes and clicks look quaint.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of like
Noun
  • Volunteers Janice Maggiora and Donna Blink said McDaniel's passion for people inspires their own joyful giving.
    — Sharon Chin, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • This is the man who made the two-and-a-half-hour, stream-of-consciousness passion project Bardo (2022), after all, which several critics also found rather abrasive and self-indulgent.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of passion
Noun
  • This hotel really does have a little bit of everything for everyone, regardless of your gastronomic preferences.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • If employees enjoy working from home, wouldn’t a hybrid model be the perfect way to balance that preference with the need for face-to-face contact?
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of preference
Noun
  • Of note for more adventurous appetites are the oxtail and blue cheese pizza or Zambian whole bream fish.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The asset manager is among a growing number of global firms in Abu Dhabi’s financial center, ADGM, drawn by proximity to sovereign wealth funds like ADIA and Mubadala, family offices, and the region’s expanding appetite for private credit.
    — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of appetite

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“Fondness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fondness. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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