noun
- A predisposition to like something.
- usage: "he had a fondness for whiskey"
- synonyms: fancy, partiality
- A positive feeling of liking.
- usage: "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"
- synonyms: affection, affectionateness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia
- A quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love.
- synonyms: affectionateness, lovingness, warmth
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