fond

[ fond ]

/ fɒnd /

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adjective, fond·er, fond·est.

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.

Nearby words

fomite, fomites, fomo, fomorian, fon, fond, fond du lac, fonda, fonda, henry, fonda, jane, fondant

Origin of fond

1300–50; Middle English fond, fonned (past participle of fonnen to be foolish, orig., to lose flavor, sour)

SYNONYMS FOR fond

2 cherishing.

5 infatuated.

6 gullible.

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Examples from the Web for fonder

But I imagine that we got fonder of each other, and he put me up for things.
My Conversation with John Updike|Barbara Probst Solomon|January 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The more we saw of them the fonder we became of them and the more we admired their indomitable courage.
Antarctic Penguins|George Murray Levick
The admiral's account of the engagement was brief, for he was fonder of the sword than the pen.
The Lion of Saint Mark|G. A. Henty
I don't think a woman can be fonder of a man than I am of him.
Woman on Her Own, False Gods & The Red Robe|Eugne Brieux

It must, however, be confessed that the gentlemen are fonder of drinking away their evenings than of playing cards.
The Lady of Lynn|Walter Besant
But I think the pony was fonder of Henrietta, which perhaps made it easier for her to manage it.
A Great Emergency and Other Tales|Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing

British Dictionary definitions for fonder (1 of 2)

fond

/ (fɒnd) /

adjective

(postpositive foll by of) predisposed (to); having a liking (for)

loving; tendera fond embrace

indulgent; dotinga fond mother

(of hopes, wishes, etc) cherished but unlikely to be realizedhe had fond hopes of starting his own business

archaic, or dialect

foolish
credulous

Derived Forms

fondly, adverbfondness, noun

Word Origin for fond

C14 fonned, from fonnen to be foolish, from fonne a fool

British Dictionary definitions for fonder (2 of 2)

fond

/ (fɒnd, French fɔ̃) /

noun

the background of a design, as in lace

obsolete fund; stock

Word Origin for fond

C17: from French, from Latin fundus bottom; see fund

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