fondness

Nouns

(n) a predisposition to like something
- he had a fondness for whiskey
partiality, fancy,
(n) a positive feeling of liking
- he had trouble expressing the affection he felt
- the child won everyone's heart
- the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home
affection, affectionateness, philia, warmness, warmheartedness, tenderness, heart,
(n) a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love affectionateness, lovingness, warmth,

Synonyms

partiality fancy affection affectionateness philia warmness warmheartedness tenderness heart lovingness warmth

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