Synonym: affection, affectionateness, fancy, heart, lovingness, partiality, philia, tenderness, warmheartedness, warmness, warmth. Similar words: kindness, boldness, coldness, madness, sadness, goodness, mildness, loudness. Meaning: [fɑn(d)nɪs /'fɒn(d)-] 
n. 1. a predisposition to like something 2. a positive feeling of liking 3. a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love.
n. 1. a predisposition to like something 2. a positive feeling of liking 3. a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love. 61 In this photo, he demonstrates his fondness for rabbit hunting at his private hunting lodge.
62 Hetty was not sufficiently familiar with caresses or outward demonstrations of fondness.
63 He loved Sullen, liked her sisters, respected Gerald and had a genuine fondness for the plantation.
64 His musical tastes – in particular, his fondness for Paul Simon – reflected his awareness of similar professionalism in other fields.
More similar words: kindness, boldness, coldness, madness, sadness, goodness, mildness, loudness, hardness, staidness, weirdness, tiredness, wickedness, preparedness, awkwardness, wretchedness, for goodness sake, unexpectedness, brand new, far and near, fond, fondue, pins and needles, be fond of, earnestness, wednesday, carelessness, uselessness, selflessness, tactlessness.