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# fondness

noun (fondness)

«fondness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A gentle, warm liking or love for someone or something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fondness/#m1)
2. A liking for doing or eating something: «a fondness for chocolate». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fondness/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories: «She remembered her grandmother with fondness». In everyday talk: «He has a fondness for cats». It is a soft, kind word for liking.

### Examples

- Grandad has a fondness for gardening. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fondness/#x1)
- She spoke of her old teacher with fondness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fondness/#x2)
- My dog has a fondness for socks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fondness/#x3)
- He looked at the photo with fondness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fondness/#x4)
- I have a fondness for spicy food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fondness/#x5)
- Their fondness for each other was clear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fondness/#x6)

### Note

Mostly uncountable. Usually «a fondness for» something. From fond: «be fond of» = like. Spelling: fond + ness = fondness (one n from fond, one from -ness).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fondness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fondness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fondness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fondness.html) on Mova free.