fondness
Tender feeling toward
Fondness is affection or warm regard for someone or something: She developed a fondness for her neighbor's cat.
It also describes a liking or taste: His fondness for sweets, a fondness for old movies.
The word suggests gentle, steady attachment rather than intense passion.
Intense fond attachment
- adorationProfound loving regard
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- caringShowing kind concern
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
warmth · dearness · cherishing · endearment · attachment · soft spot · regard · liking
Positive inclination toward
- tasteFlavor perception ability
- penchantIngrained liking or tendency
- predilectionPreexisting preference or bias
- inclinationDisposition toward something
partiality · weakness · affinity · appetite · enthusiasm · appreciation · relish · enjoyment
Short-lived intense attraction
- crushCompress with force
- adorationProfound loving regard
- passionIntense emotional drive
- amorousFull of desire
ardor · longing · devotion · sweetheart · beloved · smitten · enamored · lovestruck
Binding tie or connection
- connectionA joining or relation
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- closenessState of proximity
intimacy · kinship · rapport · tie · relationship · commitment · dedication · faithfulness
Tender sadness for absence
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- sentimentalityExcessive tender emotion
- memoriesStored past experiences
yearning · bittersweet · homesickness · reverie · recollection · retrospection · bygone · halcyon
love
Intense fond attachment
tenderness · warmth · dearness · cherishing · endearment · attachment · soft spot · regard · liking · intimacy
liking
Positive inclination toward
- tasteFlavor perception ability
- penchantIngrained liking or tendency
- predilectionPreexisting preference or bias
inclination · partiality · weakness · affinity · appetite · enthusiasm · appreciation · relish · enjoyment · fancy
infatuation
Short-lived intense attraction
amorous · ardor · longing · devotion · sweetheart · beloved · smitten · enamored · lovestruck · heartthrob
bond
Binding tie or connection
- connectionA joining or relation
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
closeness · intimacy · kinship · rapport · tie · relationship · commitment · dedication · faithfulness · steadfastness
wistfulness
Tender sadness for absence
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- sentimentalityExcessive tender emotion
memories · yearning · bittersweet · homesickness · reverie · recollection · retrospection · bygone · halcyon · old times
fondnessindifference
Lack of interest
apathy · unconcern · disinterest · detachment · coldness
fond, fund, funding, fundamental, funded, fondle, fondly, unfounded, fondant