Fond

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having a strong liking, inclination, or affection: fond of ballet; fond of my nieces and nephews.
  • adj. Affectionate; tender: a fond embrace.
  • adj. Immoderately affectionate or indulgent; doting: fond grandparents who tended to spoil the child.
  • adj. Cherished; dear: my fondest hopes.
  • adj. Archaic Naively credulous or foolish.
  • n. The background of a design in lace.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Having a liking or affection (for).
  • adj. Affectionate.
  • adj. Indulgent.
  • adj. Outlandish; foolish; silly.
  • n. The background design in lace-making.
  • v. To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • imp. of find. Found.
  • adj. Foolish; silly; simple; weak.
  • adj. Foolishly tender and loving; weakly indulgent; over-affectionate.
  • adj. Affectionate; loving; tender; -- in a good sense.
  • adj. Loving; much pleased; affectionately regardful, indulgent, or desirous; longing or yearning; -- followed by of (formerly also by on).
  • adj. Doted on; regarded with affection.
  • adj. Trifling; valued by folly; trivial.
  • v. To caress; to fondle.
  • verb-intransitive. To be fond; to dote.
  • n. Foundation; bottom; groundwork
  • n. The ground.
  • n. The broth or juice from braised flesh or fish, usually served as a sauce.
  • n. Fund, stock, or store.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • An obsolete preterit of find.
  • A Middle English form of fand.
  • Foolish; simple; silly.
  • Exhibiting or expressing foolishness or folly.
  • Foolishly tender and loving; doting; weakly indulgent; also (without implication of weakness or foolishness), tender; loving; very affectionate.
  • Foolishly or extravagantly prized; hence, trifling; trivial.
  • Disposed to prize highly or to like very much; feeling affection or pleasure: usually followed by of, rarely by an infinitive: as, to be fond of children; to be fond of oysters.
  • Cloyingly sweet in taste or smell; fulsome; luscious.
  • To be fond; be in love; dote.
  • To treat with great indulgence or tenderness; caress; fondle.
  • n. Bottom.
  • n. Fund; stock.
  • n. (F. pron. fôṅ). A background or groundwork, especially of lace.
  • n. A gravy from braized and spiced meats which serves as the foundation for sauces.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. having or displaying warmth or affection
  • adj. absurd or silly because unlikely
  • adj. extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent
  • adj. (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for
  • Equivalent
    loving    foolish    inclined   
    Cross Reference
    foolish    pet    fond de cuve    fond clair   
    Variant
    find   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    foolish    silly    simple    weak    over-affectionate    affectionate    loving    tender    trifling    trivial   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bond    Durand    Fronde    Gond    abscond    beyond    blond    blonde    bond    conned   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    affectionate    full    plenty    proud    dear    foolish    afraid    childish    glad    weary