FONDNESS
\fˈɒndnəs], \fˈɒndnəs], \f_ˈɒ_n_d_n_ə_s]\
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Doting affection; tender liking; strong appetite, propensity, or relish; as, he had a fondness for truffles.
By Oddity Software
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Doting affection; tender liking; strong appetite, propensity, or relish; as, he had a fondness for truffles.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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n. Foolishness; weakness;—foolish tenderness; doting;—warm affection; tender passion; strong inclination or propensity;—strong appetite or relish for.
By Thomas Sheridan
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