fondness

Plural: fondnesses

Noun

• Affection or liking for someone or something.
• a predisposition to like something
  • "he had a fondness for whiskey"
• a positive feeling of liking
• a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
• The quality of being fond: liking something, foolishness; doting affection; propensity.

Examples

• His FONDNESS for challenging words often led to missed opportunities for simpler, higher-scoring plays.

Synonyms

affection, affectionateness, fancy, heart, lovingness, partiality, philia, tenderness, warmheartedness, warmness, warmth