Main entry: fondness, affectionateness, warmth, lovingness
Definition: a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
Main entry: fancy, fondness, partiality
Definition: a predisposition to like something
Usage: he had a fondness for whiskey
Main entry: philia, tenderness, heart, fondness, affection, affectionateness, warmheartedness, warmness
Definition: 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