FOND'NESS, n. 1. Foolishness; weakness; want of sense or judgment. Obs.2. Foolish tenderness.3. Tender passion; warm affection.Her fondness for a certain earl began when I was but a girl.4. Strong inclination or propensity; as a fondness for vice or sin.5. Strong appetite or relish; as fondness for ardent spirit, or for a particular kind of food.[It is now used chiefly in the three latter senses.]
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