ˈfɑndnəs ˈfɒndnəs pɑɹʃiˈælɪti pɑːʃiˈalɪti pɐːʃiˈɛlɘti an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives a predisposition to like something he had a fondness for whiskey she had dismissed him quite brutally, relegating him to the status of a passing fancy, or less