Synonyms for fondness
Most common
penchant predilection fancy partiality affection love warmth
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Penchant
penchant, predilection, fancy, partiality, desire, liking, taste, appetite, inclination, tooth, propensity, bent, relish dated
2. Affection
affection, love, passion, tenderness, devotion, weakness, heart, attachment, warmness, warmheartedness, philia, affectionateness
3. Warmth
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality of being fond: liking something, foolishness; doting affection; propensity.
Forms
- Plural
- fondnesses → penchants, predilections, fancies, partialities…
Example sentences
- desire It is true that we desire to live in a small town.
- penchant Women have a natural penchant for the mysterious.
- predilection She always had a predilection for round numbers.
- partiality He shows partiality to no one in particular.
- passion We defy our foes, for our passion makes us strong!
- affection She has a great affection for her little brothers.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| fondness | rising | |
| desire | rising | |
| penchant | rising | |
| predilection | steady | |
| partiality | steady | |
| passion | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- love1, bent1
- 5 letters
- heart1, taste1, fancy2, tooth1
- 6 letters
- desire3, liking2, warmth1, relish2, philia, dotage
- 7 letters
- passion2
- 8 letters
- weakness2, appetite3, devotion3, penchant2, warmness
- 9 letters
- affection3
- 10 letters
- attachment3, propensity4, tenderness3, partiality5, lovingness
- 11 letters
- inclination4
- 12 letters
- predilection4
- 15 letters
- warmheartedness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fancy2 = 2 syllables).