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Webster 1913 Edition
Fondness
Fond′ness
,Noun.
1.
The quality or state of being fond; foolishness.
[Obs.]
Fondness
it were for any, being free,To covet fetters, though they golden be.
Spenser.
2.
Doting affection; tender liking; strong appetite, propensity, or relish;
as, he had a
. fondness
for truffles
Syn. – Attachment; affection; love; kindness.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fondness
FOND'NESS
, n.1.
Foolishness; weakness; want of sense or judgment. Obs.2.
Foolish tenderness.3.
Tender passion; warm affection.Her fondness for a certain earl began when I was but a girl.
4.
Strong inclination or propensity; as a fondness for vice or sin.5.
Strong appetite or relish; as fondness for ardent spirit, or for a particular kind of food.[It is now used chiefly in the three latter senses.]
Definition 2024
fondness
fondness
English
Noun
fondness (countable and uncountable, plural fondnesses)
- the quality of being fond