fondness
/ˈfɒndnəs/noun
उच्चारण फ़ॉन्ड्नस
लगाव, स्नेह, शौक, चाव
Core word
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[U, C, usually sing.] ~ (for sb/sth)
a feeling of affection or love for somebody, or a liking for something
लगाव, स्नेह, शौक, चाव
- Radhika has a great fondness for children.
- He never lost his fondness for old Hindi songs.
- She remembered her school days with fondness.
+ 3 more examples
- He has a fondness for sweets.
- The teacher spoke with fondness about her first class.
- Their fondness for each other was clear to everyone.
Synonyms affection liking love attachment partiality
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
fondness for + noun / gerund
The correct preposition after fondness is for. It names the thing a person likes or the habit they enjoy.
'Fondness' के बाद सही preposition 'for' है; यह उस वस्तु या आदत का नाम बताता है जो व्यक्ति को पसंद हो।
- Radhika has a great fondness for classical music.
- His fondness for eating sweets worried his doctor.
fondness of + noun (affection)
Fondness of can be used before an object noun, but fondness for is far more common.
'Fondness of' object noun से पहले आ सकता है, पर 'fondness for' कहीं अधिक प्रचलित है।
- The fondness of old friends is a rare gift.
fondness + towards / in
Use 'for' for a thing and 'towards' for a person or group in formal writing.
औपचारिक लेखन में वस्तु के लिए 'for' और व्यक्ति या समूह के लिए 'towards' का प्रयोग होता है।
- She showed great fondness towards her students.
uncountable use
Fondness is mostly uncountable, so it rarely has a plural or a number before it.
'Fondness' प्रायः अगणनीय है, इसलिए इसका plural या संख्या के साथ प्रयोग कम होता है।
- There was real fondness in his voice when he spoke of the village.
+Collocations 5
adjective + fondness
greatgenuinedeepspecialoldgrowing
- She had a special fondness for mountain trips.
verb + fondness
haveshowfeelexpressdevelopshare
- He openly expressed his fondness for the teacher.
fondness for + object
childrenanimalspoetrystreet foodcricket
- My uncle's fondness for street food is well known.
fondness with other nouns
memoriesaffectionwarmthregardsmile
- Warmth and fondness filled the room at the reunion.
fondness + verb
growfadedeepenshow itselfremain
- Her fondness for the city deepened with every visit.
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- Radhika's fondness for books began when she joined the school library.
राधिका का पुस्तकों के प्रति लगाव तब शुरू हुआ जब उसने स्कूल का पुस्तकालय जॉइन किया।
- He spoke with fondness about his first day at college.
उसने कॉलेज के अपने पहले दिन के बारे में स्नेह से बात की।
- Her fondness for chai made the morning meetings tolerable.
चाय के प्रति उसके लगाव ने सुबह की बैठकों को सहने योग्य बना दिया।
- The old teacher had a deep fondness for his former students.
बुज़ुर्ग शिक्षक को अपने पुराने विद्यार्थियों से गहरा स्नेह था।
- Their fondness for each other grew during the long train journey.
लंबी ट्रेन यात्रा के दौरान उनका एक-दूसरे के प्रति स्नेह बढ़ता गया।
- The headmaster's fondness for punctuality was known to every student.
प्रधानाध्यापक का समय की पाबंदी के प्रति लगाव हर विद्यार्थी जानता था।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She has a fondness to sweets.
✓ She has a fondness for sweets.
Fondness is followed by for, not to.
'Fondness' के बाद 'for' आता है, 'to' नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
A fondness for something or somebody (not 'fondness of').
A fondness for something या somebody सही है ('fondness of' गलत है)।
The adjective takes a different preposition, so we say 'fond of', as in 'She is fond of music'.
Adjective के साथ अलग preposition आता है, इसलिए 'fond of' कहते हैं, जैसे 'She is fond of music'।