how to pronounce fondness

/ˈfɒnd.nəs/

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fondness is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of fondness in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… basis and remember with fondness and ian …”

meanings of fondness

noun:

The quality of being fond: liking something, foolishness; doting affection; propensity.

fondness frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word fondness occurs in english on average 1.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics fondness can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that fondness can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;