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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)

  1. the quality of being fond

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