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fondness

n.

partiality, attachment, tenderness, liking; see affection 1, inclination 1.

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Another word for fondness

noun

The condition of being closely tied to another by affection or faith:
affection, attachment, devotion, liking, love, loyalty (used in plural). See connect
A liking for something:
appetite, partiality, preference, relish, taste, weakness. See like

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Cicero remarks upon his fondness for archaisms (Brutus, 74.259).
All the early writers dwell with great fondness on the origin and adventures of this race.
It is said that during his residence in Sweden Panin, who certainly had a strong speculative bent, conceived a fondness for constitutional forms of government.
The notorious fondness of the Athenians for litigation increased his power; and the practice of "sycophancy" (raking up material for false charges; see Sycophant), enabled him to remove those who were likely to endanger his ascendancy.
On his recovery Peter's fondness for his friend overcame his sense of justice.

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