Used in a Sentence

fondness

How to use fondness in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for fondness.

Editorial note

It's counterintuive to me that forcing people to sort their trash will lead to a fondness for recycling.

Examples11
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of fondness gathered in one view.

noun

a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey"

noun

a positive feeling of liking; "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"

noun

a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for fondness.

noun

a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey"

Example sentences

1

It's counterintuive to me that forcing people to sort their trash will lead to a fondness for recycling.

2

Did the draft engender a fondness for the Vietnam war?A different approach would be to charge people for trash pickup.

3

I have a genuine fondness for lisp, but this article lost my interest pretty quickly with the thought experiment.

4

I do not look back on most of my childhood with much fondness, I do look back on it with a great deal of sadness and regret and wish I could redo it all.

5

Ayn Rand didn't like beards or Mozart, so the men in her circle learned to shave and no one expressed a fondness for Mozart in fear of being deemed irrational.

6

His time in the bay area rave scene in the late 90's/early 00's earned him a creepy reputation, mostly due to his fondness of doing "energy work" with shirtless teenage boys.

7

It's a strange combination of soap opera, duty, alien otherness and sentimental fondness.

8

There was a reason why Huxley picked an insecure religious fundamentalist with a fondness for self-flagellation and fear of his own sexuality to contrast with the Brave New World.

9

Haskell's syntax is rather clean and restricted--though the fondness of veteran Haskellers for custom operators can sometimes be overwhelming for a new programmer.

10

How many game developers and studios must be cursing his grave?Yet from his iron shelve management strategies and business practices sprouted a range of exquisite products that every young adult remembers with tremendous fondness and respect.

11

I have a real fondness for everything Pixar is doing, one of the best storytellers I had the chance to know at film school now works there, but I think the trend of Pixarification of films is actually a threat to the kinds of film that will ultimately usher in a new era of Hollywood.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use fondness in a sentence?

It's counterintuive to me that forcing people to sort their trash will lead to a fondness for recycling.

What does fondness mean?

a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey"

What part of speech is fondness?

fondness is commonly used as noun.