Noun

• S: (n) fondness, fancy, partiality (a predisposition to like something) "he had a fondness for whiskey"; "she had dismissed him quite brutally, relegating him to the status of a passing fancy, or less"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) liking (a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment) "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin"
• S: (n) fondness, fancy, partiality (a predisposition to like something) "he had a fondness for whiskey"; "she had dismissed him quite brutally, relegating him to the status of a passing fancy, or less"
• S: (n) captivation, enchantment, enthrallment, fascination (a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual)
• S: (n) preference, penchant, predilection, taste (a strong liking) "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
• S: (n) mysophilia (abnormal attraction to filth)
• S: (n) inclination (that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking) "her inclination is for classical music"
• S: (n) friendliness (a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company)
• S: (n) approval (a feeling of liking something or someone good) "although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval"
• S: (n) admiration, esteem (a feeling of delighted approval and liking)
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia (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"
• S: (n) affectionateness, fondness, lovingness, warmth (a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love)