fondness

The happy hands became Ms. McDermott’s solace and her souvenir, and later—when her son developed his own fondness for them, as mother and son cooked and baked together—a renewed source of happiness.

Indeed, he had always had a fondness for that style of hat.

But Tortoise has always had an equally prominent fondness for softer textures, especially those found in spacey acts from Germany such as Tangerine Dream and Cluster.

The Audit Office report also picked up on the department's fondness for public consultation.

Anthony was confused about Paul’s fondness for sweet smells.