Fondness
Translation- Fondness
- Fondness Fond"ness, n.
1. The quality or state of being fond; foolishness. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
Fondness it were for any, being free, To covet fetters, though they golden be. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
2. Doting affection; tender liking; strong appetite, propensity, or relish; as, he had a fondness for truffles. [1913 Webster]
My heart had still some foolish fondness for thee. --Addison.
Syn: Attachment; affection; love; kindness. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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