fondness

1. Warm affection or liking. See synonyms at love.
2. A strong inclination or preference; a taste: a fondness for sweets; a fondness for travel.
3. Archaic. Naive trustfulness; credulity.

noun

1. The condition of being closely tied to another by affection or faith: affection, attachment, devotion, liking, love, loyalty (used in plural). See connect.
2. A liking for something: appetite, partiality, preference, relish, taste, weakness. See like/dislike.

Definition: liking or taste for
Antonyms: aversion, dislike, hate, hatred, loathing

The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: a predisposition to like something
  Synonyms: fancy, partiality

Meaning #2: a positive feeling of liking
  Synonyms: affection, affectionateness, tenderness, heart, warmheartedness

Meaning #3: a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
  Synonyms: affectionateness, lovingness, warmth