Meanings of special fondness in English

I think that's why he's always had a special fondness for you.

She always did have a special fondness for older people.

I have a special fondness for Confederate arms, myself.

The Princess Nikolas, I remember, had a special fondness for the words of Catwg the Wise.'

This fact, and a special fondness if not aptitude for that study, decided my future course.

Perhaps remembering his own upbringing in England without any special fondness, he is as permissive as possible.

Walter's father had gotten rich during the war, and Walter had a special fondness for being genteel.

The czar, as a mark of special fondness, sent Yermak a suit of armor from his own wardrobe.

He gave her his goodby kiss with special fondness, put on his heavy satin-lined overcoat and went to the office.

She exhibited a special fondness for the little Abraham, whose precocious talents and enduring qualities she was quick to apprehend.

He always had had a great desire to see travel, and from early childhood developed a special fondness for gymnastic feats.

They had heard of the thievish raids made by the black bear on unprotected camps, and of his special fondness for pork.

He enjoyed a good book, mainly history or historical fiction, as well as classical music, and he had a special fondness for follies.

It's a tough call, but I have a special fondness for Vile Bodies, his novel about the Bright Young Things of the 1920s.

As has been said: "God must have a special fondness for average people, for He has made so many of them."

We have a special fondness for environmental crimes units, anti-poacher units, post-disaster National Guard units, emergency civil engineers, the Red Cross and so forth.