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fond
fond 1 F0230500 (fŏnd)adj. fond·er, fond·est 1. Having a strong liking, inclination, or affection: fond of ballet; fond of my nieces and nephews.2. Affectionate; tender: a fond embrace.3. Immoderately affectionate or indulgent; doting: fond grandparents who tended to spoil the child.4. Cherished; dear: my fondest hopes.5. Archaic Naively credulous or foolish.
[Middle English fonned, foolish, probably from past participle of fonnen, to be foolish, probably from fonne, fool.]
fond′ly adv.fond′ness n.
fond 2 F0230500 (fŏnd)n. The background of a design in lace.
[French, from Old French fonds, fond, from Latin fundus, bottom.]fond (fɒnd) adj1. (foll by: of) predisposed (to); having a liking (for)2. loving; tender: a fond embrace. 3. indulgent; doting: a fond mother. 4. (of hopes, wishes, etc) cherished but unlikely to be realized: he had fond hopes of starting his own business. 5. archaic or dialect a. foolishb. credulous[C14 fonned, from fonnen to be foolish, from fonne a fool] ˈfondly adv ˈfondness n
fond (fɒnd; French fɔ̃) n1. (Clothing & Fashion) the background of a design, as in lace2. obsolete fund; stock[C17: from French, from Latin fundus bottom; see fund]fond1 (fɒnd)
adj. , -er, -est. 1. having a liking or affection for (usu. fol. by of): to be fond of animals. 2. loving; affectionate: to give someone a fond look. 3. excessively tender or indulgent; doting: a fond parent. 4. cherished with strong or unreasoning feeling: to nourish fond hopes of becoming president. 5. Archaic. a. foolish or silly. b. foolishly credulous or trusting. [1300–50; Middle English fonnen to be foolish] fond2 (fɒnd; Fr. fɔ̃)
n., pl. fonds (fondz; Fr. fôn). background; foundation. [1655–65; < French; see fund] fond - First meant "foolish, silly."See also related terms for silly.Fond a stock of money or of goods. See also store.Examples: fond of appreciation, 1872; of money, 1673; of physick, 1707; of wit, 1704.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | fond - having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"affectionate, lovesome, tender, warmloving - feeling or showing love and affection; "loving parents"; "loving glances" | | 2. |  fond - extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother"doting, adoringloving - feeling or showing love and affection; "loving parents"; "loving glances" | | 3. | fond - (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for; "fond of chocolate"; "partial to horror movies"partialinclined - (often followed by `to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency; "wasn't inclined to believe the excuse"; "inclined to be moody" | | 4. | fond - absurd or silly because unlikely; "fond hopes of becoming President"; "fond fancies"foolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision" |
fondadjective1. loving, caring, warm, devoted, tender, adoring, affectionate, indulgent, doting, amorous She gave him a fond smile.
loving indifferent, austere, aloof, averse, unconcerned, disinterested, undemonstrative, unaffectionate2. unrealistic, empty, naive, vain, foolish, deluded, indiscreet, credulous, overoptimistic, delusive, delusory, absurd My fond hope is that we'll be ready on time.
unrealistic sensible, rationalfond of3. attached to, in love with, keen on, attracted to, having a soft spot for, enamoured of I am very fond of Michael.4. keen on, into (informal), hooked on, partial to, having a soft spot for, having a taste for, addicted to, having a liking for, predisposed towards, having a fancy for He was fond of marmaladefondadjectiveFeeling and expressing affection:affectionate, devoted, doting, loving.Translationsfond (fond) adjective1. loving. fond looks; a fond husband. 喜愛的 喜爱的2. (of wishes, hopes etc) unlikely to be fulfilled. His fond ambition was to be a film star. 不大可能實現的 不大可能实现的ˈfondly adverb 憐愛地 天真地ˈfondness noun (especially with for) affection; liking. her fondness for children. 寵愛 宠爱fond of having a liking for. He is very fond of dogs. 愛好 爱好fond
fond of (someone or something)Having an affinity for someone or something. I'm not too fond of Mike—he really annoys me sometimes. I'm cold all the time, so I'm quite fond of summer weather.See also: fond, ofbe fond of (someone or something)To have an affinity for someone or something. I'm not too fond of Mike—he really annoys me sometimes. I'm cold all the time, so I'm quite fond of summer weather.See also: fond, ofbecome fond of (someone or something)To begin to have an affinity for someone or something. Mike used to really annoy me, but I've become fond of him over the years. Don't worry, your kids will become fond of sleep as they get older, and then you won't be able to get them out of bed before 1 PM. Summer used to be my favorite season, but I've become fond of fall, what with its gorgeous foliage.See also: become, fond, of*fond of someone or somethingliking someone or something. (*Typically: be ~; become ~.) I'm fond of chocolate. Mary isn't fond of me, but I'm fond of her.See also: fond, ofFOND
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fond
Related to fond: fontSynonyms for fondadj lovingSynonyms- loving
- caring
- warm
- devoted
- tender
- adoring
- affectionate
- indulgent
- doting
- amorous
Antonyms- indifferent
- austere
- aloof
- averse
- unconcerned
- disinterested
- undemonstrative
- unaffectionate
adj unrealisticSynonyms- unrealistic
- empty
- naive
- vain
- foolish
- deluded
- indiscreet
- credulous
- overoptimistic
- delusive
- delusory
- absurd
Antonymsphrase fond of: attached toSynonyms- attached to
- in love with
- keen on
- attracted to
- having a soft spot for
- enamoured of
phrase fond of: keen onSynonyms- keen on
- into
- hooked on
- partial to
- having a soft spot for
- having a taste for
- addicted to
- having a liking for
- predisposed towards
- having a fancy for
Synonyms for fondadj feeling and expressing affectionSynonyms- affectionate
- devoted
- doting
- loving
Synonyms for fondadj having or displaying warmth or affectionSynonyms- affectionate
- lovesome
- tender
- warm
Related Wordsadj extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgentSynonymsRelated Wordsadj (followed by 'of' or 'to') having a strong preference or liking forSynonymsRelated Wordsadj absurd or silly because unlikelyRelated Words |