Synonyms: fondness, affectionateness, warmth, lovingness
Definition: a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
Similar words: emotionalism, emotionality
Definition: emotional nature or quality
Synonyms: fancy, fondness, partiality
Definition: a predisposition to like something
Usage: he had a fondness for whiskey
Similar words: liking
Definition: a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
Usage: I've always had a liking for reading; she developed a liking for gin
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: feeling
Definition: the experiencing of affective and emotional states
Usage: she had a feeling of euphoria; he had terrible feelings of guilt; I disliked him and the feeling was mutual