#liking a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin"
exclusion: dislike
supertype: feeling the state of experiencing affective and emotional states; "he had a feeling of euphoria"
subtype: fondness__fancy__partiality a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey"
subtype: enthrallment__captivation__fascination a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
subtype: penchant__preference__predilection__taste a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
subtype: acquired_taste a preference that is only acquired after considerable experience; "martinis are an acquired taste"
subtype: weakness.penchant a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you; "he has a weakness for chocolate"
subtype: mysophilia abnormal attraction to filth
subtype: inclination that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her inclination is for classical music"
subtype: propensity__leaning__tendency an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity"
subtype: undertow an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling; "his account had a poignant undertow of regret"
subtype: friendliness.liking a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company
subtype: amicableness__amicability a disinclination to quarrel
subtype: goodwill__good_will the friendly hope that something will succeed
subtype: brotherhood the feeling that men should treat one another like brothers
subtype: approval a feeling of liking something or someone good; "although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval"
subtype: favour__favor a feeling of favorable regard
subtype: approbation.approval official approval
subtype: admiration.liking__esteem a feeling of delighted approval and liking
subtype: Anglophilia exaggerated admiration for England and English customs
subtype: hero_worship admiration for great men (or their memory)
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