Synonyms for Fondness (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a positive feeling of liking):
affection, heart, tenderness, warmheartedness, warmness, affectionateness, philiaWordNet sense 2 (a predisposition to like something):
fancy, partialityWordNet sense 3 (a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love):
warmth, lovingnessFrom the ODE community, based on WordNetadd/edit