fondness Copy link Outline I. Attachment to; love1. cārĭtas (only of fondness for persons)2. stŭdium (in relation both to persons and things)II. Foolishness • fondness: I. Attachment to; love: 1. cārĭtas (only of fondness for persons): v. affection (III.). 2. stŭdium (in relation both to persons and things): f. for philosophizing, s. philosophandi, Cic. To have a f. for any thing, alicujus rei studio teneri, Cic.: v. affection (III.), zeal, love. II. Foolishness: q. v.