fondness B1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈfɑndnəs/ UK /ˈfɒndnəs/ See IPA manual Freq #22510 Meanings 1 noun A feeling of liking or affection for someone or something. She has a great fondness for her grandchildren. 2 noun A tendency to like or enjoy something. They had a fondness for old jazz records. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a feeling of liking or... affectionateness 2 noun · a tendency to like or enjoy... fancy Etymology AI details From Middle English fondnes, fondnesse, fonnednesse, equivalent to fond + -ness. fondnes Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # fondness **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfɑndnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfɒndnəs/ **Frequency rank:** 22510 ## Meanings 1. A feeling of liking or affection for someone or something. 2. A tendency to like or enjoy something. ## Examples - She has a great fondness for her grandchildren. - They had a fondness for old jazz records. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: fondnes ## Etymology From Middle English fondnes, fondnesse, fonnednesse, equivalent to fond + -ness. ## AI Etymology Fondness comes from Middle English fondnes, fondnesse, fonnednesse, equivalent to fond + -ness. In current use, the main senses are “A feeling of liking or affection for someone or something” and “A tendency to like or enjoy something”. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown