fondness
fond·ness/ˈfɑndnəs/noun
fondness is spelled F-O-N-D-N-E-S-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables (fond·ness). It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 24,170th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fondness means “The quality of being fond: liking something, foolishness; doting affection; propensity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fondness is fondnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in fondness?
| Letters | 8: F-O-N-D-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: fond·ness |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 24,170th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is fondness?
Fondness appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 24,170th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce fondness?
- US /ˈfɑndnəs/
- UK /ˈfɒndnəs/
Fondness has 2 syllables, split fond·ness in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-fondness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fondness
- fondnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fondness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being fond: liking something, foolishness; doting affection; propensity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fondness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the quality of being fond:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | affection |
| German | Vorliebe, Herzenssache |
| Spanish | apego, querencia |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does fondness come from?
From Middle English fondnes, fondnesse, fonnednesse, equivalent to fond + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).