fond

[Fond]

To be fond of something is to like it. Sports fans are fond of sports. Oddly, this adjective can also mean foolish and silly.

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imp. of Find. Found.

Adjective S.
extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother"

Adjective S.
having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"

Adjective S.
absurd or silly because unlikely; "fond hopes of becoming President"; "fond fancies"

imp. of Find. Found.

superl.
Foolish; silly; simple; weak.

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

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

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

superl.
Doted on; regarded with affection.

superl.
Trifling; valued by folly; trivial.

v. t.
To caress; to fondle.

v. i.
To be fond; to dote.

Fond

Fond , obs. imp. of Find. Found. Chaucer.

Fond

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.

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.

You are as fond of grief as of your child.

A great traveler, and fond of telling his adventures.

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

Nor fix on fond abodes to circumscribe thy prayer.

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

Fond

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

The Tyrian hugs and fonds thee on her breast.

Fond

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

imp. of Find. Found.

Foolish; silly; simple; weak.

To caress; to fondle.

To be fond; to dote.

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Usage Examples

I don't know if this is the kind of retrospective analysis that people are fond of applying to their work or actions, but it feels like I knew I was going to be famous and I knew that an element of that would be traumatic, so that if I could make myself something big and otherworldly, it would be a kind of defence.

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.

Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.

I am not the Conservative Party's health care spokesman. I'm fond of Andrew Lansley, and I strongly support David Cameron as party leader.

I'm a firm believer that lighting affects mood, and twinkly lights on strings bring something magical to occasions ranging from concerts to weddings, though I'm fond of using them as year-round home decor. There's a reason why they're sometimes called fairy lights. When the night is right, there aren't any strings at all.

No jealousy their dawn of love overcast, nor blasted were their wedded days with strife each season looked delightful as it past, to the fond husband and the faithful wife.

A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I'm supposed to have a Ph.D. on the subject of women. But the truth is I've flunked more often than not. I'm very fond of women I admire them. But, like all men, I don't understand them.

From childhood I was passionately fond of music and wanted to be a musician. I have no recollection of any real desire ever to be anything else.

I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.

If a dog jumps into your lap, it is because he is fond of you but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer.

I didn't run for student council president. I don't see myself in any way in elected office. I love policy. I'm not particularly fond of politics.

I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.

It is well that war is so terrible. We should grow too fond of it.

I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients.