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fond
1[ fond ]
adjective
- having a liking or affection for (usually followed by of ):
to be fond of animals.
- loving; affectionate:
to give someone a fond look.
- excessively tender or overindulgent; doting:
a fond parent.
- cherished with strong or unreasoning feeling:
to nourish fond hopes of becoming president.
- Archaic. foolish or silly.
- Archaic. foolishly credulous or trusting.
Synonyms: gullible
fond
2[ fond; French fawn ]
noun
- a background or groundwork, especially of lace.
- Obsolete. fund; stock.
fond
1/ fɒnd /
adjective
- postpositivefoll byof predisposed (to); having a liking (for)
- loving; tender
a fond embrace
- indulgent; doting
a fond mother
- (of hopes, wishes, etc) cherished but unlikely to be realized
he had fond hopes of starting his own business
- archaic.
- foolish
- credulous
fond
2/ fɔ̃; fɒnd /
noun
- the background of a design, as in lace
- obsolete.fund; stock
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Derived Forms
- ˈfondly, adverb
- ˈfondness, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fond1
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Origin of fond1
Origin of fond2
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Example Sentences
He seemed particularly fond of Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy.
Sometimes,” he is fond of telling the press, “the target draws the arrow.
You also seem to be fond of the way the film treated gravity—as opposed to your reservations about the film Gravity.
She met a Forbes at the club the other night who is fond of literature.
A couple of things: I have lived in North Africa and I have very fond memories of that time and those people.
“My sister is passionately fond of children,” said the elder lady, in smiling apology.
These Eskimos were very fond of kite-flying, for its own sake, without reference to utility!
This had been quite genuine, for the Professor had been fond of his relative, who had always been very good to him.
"I'm afraid I couldn't quite manage that, my dear boy," your fond parent would respond.
Bordering them were great quantities of berry-laden snow-berry bushes, of which I am very fond.
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