Fondness and Malice

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Fondness noun - A feeling of strong or constant regard for and dedication to someone.

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Malice is an antonym for fondness in devotion topic.

Nearby Words: fond, fondly

Malice noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.

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Fondness is an antonym for malice.

Nearby Word: malicious

particular	particular fondness	particular malice
short	short fondness	short malice
genuine	genuine fondness	genuine malice
sheer	sheer fondness	sheer malice
Other adjectives: actual, real, large, little, infamous, personal, general, apparent, less, unusual, occasional, tactical, sadistic.

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