What is another word for fondness?
99 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ f_ˈɒ_n_d_n_ə_s], [ fˈɒndnəs], [ fˈɒndnəs]Table of Contents
Similar words for fondness:- admiration (noun)
- affection (noun)
- affectionateness (noun)
- affinity (noun)
- amorousness (noun)
- appetite (noun)
- attachment (noun)
- bent on (noun)
- desire (noun)
- devotion (noun)
- fancy (noun)
- feeling (noun)
- fondness (noun)
- friendship (noun)
- passion (noun)
- predilection (noun)
- regard (noun)
- relish (noun)
- tenderness (noun)
- weakness (noun)
- weak point (noun)
- other synonyms
Definition for Fondness:
- Doting affection; tender liking; strong appetite, propensity, or relish; as, he had a fondness for truffles.
Synonyms for Fondness:
n.
•admiration (noun)- re-cognition,
- prizings,
- de light,
- re cognition,
- de-lights,
- valuings,
- re cognitions,
- marvelings,
- re-cognitions,
- de lights,
- de-light.
- bent.
- thirst,
- eagerness,
- amorousness,
- Ardency,
- yearning,
- itch,
- covetousness,
- longing,
- wish,
- hope,
- acquisitiveness,
- need,
- hunger,
- craving,
- lust,
- expectation,
- greed,
- urge.
Other synonyms:
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- preference.
Paraphrases for Fondness:
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
affection.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
liking.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
penchant, predilection, preference, taste, propensity, inclination, love, hobby.
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Noun, singular or mass
Antonyms for Fondness:
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Other antonyms:
rancor, hostility, antagonism, unconcern, apathy, misanthropy, enmity.
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Fondness Sentence Examples:
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Lloyd Osbourne, then a boy of twelve, had rather more than the usual boy's fondness for stories of the sea.
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Christopher looked after her a moment doubtfully, but her strange fondness for walking in the rain was well known and he had no reason or right to stop her.
Hyponym for Fondness:
n.
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feeling
liking.
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feeling