fondness

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In the first place, we Americans have always been proud of our ancestry and fond of tracing it; and in the second place, this fondness is akin, not to aristocracy but to democracy.

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  1. noun Warm affection or liking. See Synonyms at love.
  2. noun A strong inclination or preference; a taste: a fondness for sweets; a fondness for travel.
  3. noun Archaic Naive trustfulness; credulity.

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  • Our culture still so scorns sexual desire between two men that there is a common fear that such desire just might accompany any fondness, as well as a fear that other people might jump to conclusions about the implications of two men's attraction to each other. —  The Chicago Blog
  • In Silence, by Tawfik Al-Zaidi, young Khaled has a flashback of his father's death and recalls his fondness for playing the guitar. —  AME Info Latest News
  • An increasing number of roleplayers are wise to above examples of Blizzard's seeming lack of RP fondness, and many have already left WoW as an effect. —  WarCry Network : Latest News
  • Although most people remember the show with fondness, they also dismiss it as a light hearted adventure show that isn't worth too much close scrutiny. —  Hell in a Handbasket
  • I remember the period between 2000 and 2004 with particular fondness, as it was a thrilling experience to be around, physically or virtually in our —  The Firehouse
 

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  1. from Middle English fonnednesse, foolishness, from fonned, fond, foolish, + -nesse, -ness.
 

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/ˈfɑndnɛs/
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