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What is the noun for fondness?

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fond
  1. The background design in lace-making.
  2. (cooking) Brown residue in pans from cooking meats and vegetables.
  3. (obsolete) Foundation; bottom; groundwork.
  4. (obsolete) Fund, stock, or store.
fonds
  1. the entire collection of the records originating from the same creator; an archive term used to describe a collection of papers that originate from the same source.
  2. Examples:
    1. “I wish our fonds were well oot of them, and in yird and stane, which is a constansie.”
      “The Manchester men advanced a large capital, fonds perdu, and the competition commenced with an attempt at underselling.”
      “By mid June it will be over and the stumpy spears will be left to grow into their fernlike fonds.”
fondness
  1. the quality of being fond
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Eric and I shared a fondness for the food and wine of the Burgundy region.”
      “But she was not too upset, for she knew it was a gesture of fondness and respect for Hector Quintero.”
      “One or two coughed and looked aside, clearly not knowing what to make of her unexpected fondness for their leader.”
fonds
  1. plural of fond
  2. Examples:
    1. “I wish our fonds were well oot of them, and in yird and stane, which is a constansie.”
      “The Manchester men advanced a large capital, fonds perdu, and the competition commenced with an attempt at underselling.”
      “By mid June it will be over and the stumpy spears will be left to grow into their fernlike fonds.”
fondnesses
  1. plural of fondness
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “No partialities of friend to friend, no fondnesses of brother to sister, of wife to husband, are there pertinent, but quite otherwise.”
      “But after a while, the over-the-top fondnesses all pretty much degenerated into loathing and annoyance.”
      “And working in film can make one materialistic, Whelan said, detailing the fondnesses developed for expensive cigars and fine wine.”
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