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Fond Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Fond? [adj] extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother" [adj] having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace" [adj] absurd or silly because unlikely; "fond hopes of becoming President"; "fond fancies" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Fond: adoring \| affectionate \| caring \| doting \| foolish \| lovesome \| loving \| tender \| warm Related Terms \| Find terms related to Fond: addicted to \| adoring \| affectionate \| apish \| asinine \| aspiring \| assured \| attached to \| batty \| befooled \| beguiled \| besotted \| bootless \| brainless \| buffoonish \| caring \| cockeyed \| confident \| conjugal \| crazy \| credulous \| daffy \| daft \| dazed \| dear \| demonstrative \| devoted \| dizzy \| doting \| dumb \| easily taken in \| easy of belief \| empty \| expectant \| faithful \| fatuitous \| fatuous \| filial \| flaky \| fond of \| fool \| foolheaded \| foolish \| fuddled \| full of hope \| futile \| gaga \| goofy \| gulled \| hooked on \| hopeful \| hoping \| husbandly \| idiotic \| imbecile \| in good heart \| in hopes \| inane \| inclined to believe \| indulgent \| inept \| infatuated \| insane \| kooky \| languishing \| lonesome \| loony \| lovelorn \| lovesick \| lovesome \| loving \| mad \| maternal \| maudlin \| melting \| moronic \| naive \| nutty \| of good cheer \| of good hope \| overconfiding \| overcredulous \| overtrustful \| overtrusting \| parental \| partial to \| paternal \| responsive \| romantic \| sanguine \| sappy \| screwy \| senseless \| sentimental \| silly \| soft \| stupid \| superstitious \| sympathetic \| tender \| thoughtless \| trustful \| trusting \| uncritical \| undespairing \| undoubting \| unskeptical \| unsuspecting \| unsuspicious \| upbeat \| uxorious \| vain \| wacky \| warm \| wet \| wifely \| witless See Also \| Fond In Webster's Dictionary \Fond\, obs. imp. of {Find}. Found. --Chaucer. \Fond\, a. [Compar. {Fonder}; superl. {Fondest}.] [For fonned, p. p. of OE. fonnen to be foolish. See {Fon}.] 1. Foolish; silly; simple; weak. [Archaic] Grant I may never prove so fond To trust man on his oath or bond. --Shak. 2. Foolishly tender and loving; weakly indulgent; over-affectionate. 3. Affectionate; loving; tender; -- in a good sense; as, a fond mother or wife. --Addison. 4. Loving; much pleased; affectionately regardful, indulgent, or desirous; longing or yearning; -- followed by of (formerly also by on). More fond on her than she upon her love. --Shak. You are as fond of grief as of your child. --Shak. A great traveler, and fond of telling his adventures. --Irving. 5. Doted on; regarded with affection. [R.] Nor fix on fond abodes to circumscribe thy prayer. --Byron. 6. Trifling; valued by folly; trivial. [Obs.] --Shak. \Fond\, v. t. To caress; to fondle. [Obs.] The Tyrian hugs and fonds thee on her breast. --Dryden. \Fond\, v. i. To be fond; to dote. [Obs.] --Shak. \Fond\, n. [F., fr. L. fundus. See {Fund}.] [Obs., or used as a French word] 1. Foundation; bottom; groundwork; specif.: (a) (Lace Making) The ground. (b) (Cookery) The broth or juice from braised flesh or fish, usually served as a sauce. 2. Fund, stock, or store.

Fond Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fond?

[adj] extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother"
[adj] having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"
[adj] absurd or silly because unlikely; "fond hopes of becoming President"; "fond fancies"

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Fond In Webster's Dictionary

\Fond\, obs.
imp. of {Find}. Found. --Chaucer.


\Fond\, a. [Compar. {Fonder}; superl. {Fondest}.] [For
fonned, p. p. of OE. fonnen to be foolish. See {Fon}.]
1. Foolish; silly; simple; weak. [Archaic]

         Grant I may never prove so fond To trust man on his
         oath or bond.                         --Shak.

2. Foolishly tender and loving; weakly indulgent;
   over-affectionate.

3. Affectionate; loving; tender; -- in a good sense; as, a
   fond mother or wife. --Addison.

4. Loving; much pleased; affectionately regardful, indulgent,
   or desirous; longing or yearning; -- followed by of
   (formerly also by on).

         More fond on her than she upon her love. --Shak.

         You are as fond of grief as of your child. --Shak.

         A great traveler, and fond of telling his
         adventures.                           --Irving.

5. Doted on; regarded with affection. [R.]

         Nor fix on fond abodes to circumscribe thy prayer.
                                               --Byron.

6. Trifling; valued by folly; trivial. [Obs.] --Shak.


\Fond\, v. t.
To caress; to fondle. [Obs.]

      The Tyrian hugs and fonds thee on her breast. --Dryden.


\Fond\, v. i.
To be fond; to dote. [Obs.] --Shak.


\Fond\, n. [F., fr. L. fundus. See {Fund}.] [Obs., or used
as a French word]
1. Foundation; bottom; groundwork; specif.:
   (a) (Lace Making) The ground.
   (b) (Cookery) The broth or juice from braised flesh or
       fish, usually served as a sauce.

2. Fund, stock, or store.

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