liking

/ˈlaɪkɪŋ/

• Noun
• the feeling of liking or enjoying something or someone
1. The colors are too bright for my liking. [=I like colors that are less bright]
2. He has a (strong) liking for spicy foods. [=he likes spicy foods]
3. She has a liking for loud music.
4. She never showed any liking for him.
• to begin to like (someone or something)
1. He took a liking to his new neighbor.
2. She took an immediate liking to sailing when she tried it for the first time.
• appealing or enjoyable to someone
1. She reads poetry, but fiction is much more to her liking.