Fondness and Petting

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

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Petting and fondness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Petting" instead a noun "Fondness".

Nearby Words: fond, fondly

Petting noun - Affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs).

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Fondness and petting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fondness" instead a noun "Petting".

Nearby Words: pet, petted

Referenced in the thoughts of Nasuada in Inheritance of Inheritance Cycle, who recalls learning from some of the men in her army who seemingly only had an interest in "women, wine and war" how they have a fondness for memorizing romantic poems, or petting hounds.

Source: Real Men Wear Pink / Literature

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