Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or character of being fond.
- noun Foolish tenderness; tender passion; strong or demonstrative affection.
- noun Strong inclination, propensity, or appetite.
- noun Synonyms Attachment, Affection, etc. (see
love ); partiality, inclination, propensity.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete The quality or state of being fond; foolishness.
- noun Doting affection; tender liking; strong appetite, propensity, or relish.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the quality of being
fond
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
- noun a positive feeling of liking
- noun a predisposition to like something
Etymologies
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Examples
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Not but what I know ladies of a certain description often have birds, but then their fondness is all affectation and fashion; but this poor thing was all nature.
Belinda 1801
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The nation which indulges towards another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave.
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I felt a certain fondness for all these crazy, happy, hard-working, good people.
Global Voices in English » Kuwait: Election History: Four Women Win Parliament Seats 2009
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And when institutions in Japan announce their manga awards, my fondness is coupled with a serious spike in my covetous streak.
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It is no surprise, really, that even "moderate" conservatives have a certain fondness for Franco, who, after his victory, proceeded to execute 200,000 Spaniards who did not share his conservative values.
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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I will say that I have a certain fondness for the idea of tossing everyone in Congress in jail on a giant RICO prosecution.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » More on the Thomas/Arpaio RICO 2010
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And when institutions in Japan announce their manga awards, my fondness is coupled with a serious spike in my covetous streak.
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To those who remember this series with a certain fondness, I'd like to play a game: it's called 'pretend Saw VII never happened'.
Scott Mendelson: Huff Post Review: Saw VII 3D (2010) Scott Mendelson 2010
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The novelist Mark Winegardner, a veteran of the retreat circuit (he calls Yaddo his "go-to colony"), looks back with a certain fondness on the pre-Internet days, though he acknowledged the "anxiety and friction" among artists as they lined up after dinner to use payphones.
Retreats Surrender to Wi-Fi Steven Kurutz 2010
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To those who remember this series with a certain fondness, I'd like to play a game: it's called 'pretend Saw VII never happened'.
Scott Mendelson: Huff Post Review: Saw VII 3D (2010) Scott Mendelson 2010
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