FONDNESS Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

fondness

noun

ˈfän(d)-nəs

Definition of fondness

as in love

a feeling of strong or constant regard for and dedication to someone my fondness for you will never fail

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as in liking

positive regard for something I have a fondness for expensive chocolate

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Recent Examples of fondness Bertolli, once a chef at a number of legendary San Francisco Bay Area restaurants before debuting his salumi company, Fra’ Mani, devotes 14 pages to his fondness for true balsamic vinegar and 12 ways to think about cooking with tomatoes. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 17 Aug. 2026 Like his eldest son, King Charles, the late Duke of Edinburgh also had a particular fondness for the Balmoral gardens, McGrady said. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 The five-parter from Tiger King co-director Eric Goode features reptile dealers with a fondness for creepy crawlies and a loose connection to ethical and legal mores. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026 Riley’s oeuvre, in other words, has become an object of widespread readerly love even as her books themselves can seem scoured of fondness. — Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fondness

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fondness

Noun

One of the themes is parenthood and a way of conceiving motherhood and parental love as control and ambition that is projected onto one’s children.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
And given her lifelong love of the breed, Farlow can understand why the couple may have been powerless to resist.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of love

Noun

King seemed stranded in a faraway world, tortured by a discomfort that no amount of affection could soothe.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Globe is reporting that just as fans have been rolling their eyes at the couple’s displays of affection, so has Furness.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of affection

Noun

Those gizmos can then be shared with the world in a TikTok-style endless scroll complete with likes, comments, reposts, and all the other hallmarks of social media addiction.

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
In a Facebook post with nearly 500 likes and 40 comments as of Friday afternoon, the Gagnons spoke about their experience establishing the brewery and its part in the local community.

— John Magsam, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of like

Noun

Carly keeps taking her new passion further, apparently spending all her tuition money on shooting a music video and renting a venue for a live performance plus merch and catering.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Parton’s passion projects were wide-ranging, from literacy and graduation rates in her home state to bald eagle conservation to donations for the development of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of passion

Noun

Interestingly, Fernandez-Pardo was revered by Howe and would have been Newcastle’s principal target in May, though his initial preference was for Champions League football.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Bonnell appears to be treating software as another part of the motorcycle's suspension system and something that can be adjusted to suit the rider’s preferences, skill, and terrain.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of preference

Noun

Long-standing problems and new barriers are combining to make a career in dietetics less appealing and less financially feasible, just as the nation is increasing its appetite for nutrition in health care.

— Lauren Chan, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026
Customers from the Middle East and Southeast Asia have also expressed an appetite for the brand.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

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