Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Fondness

Fondness , noun

1.
The quality or state of being fond; foolishness. [Obsolete]
Fondness it were for any, being free, To covet fetters, though they golden be. — Spenser
2.
Doting affection; tender liking; strong appetite, propensity, or relish; as, he had a fondness for truffles.
My heart had still some foolish fondness for thee. — Addison