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1. (,) fond
having a liking or affection for (usu. fol. by of):
to be fond of animals.
2. fond
loving; affectionate:
to give someone a fond look.
3. fond
excessively tender or indulgent; doting:
a fond parent.
4. fond
cherished with strong or unreasoning feeling:
to nourish fond hopes of becoming president.
5. fond
foolish or silly.
6. fond
foolishly credulous or trusting.
7. (n.) fond
background; foundation.
Etymology: (1655–65; < F; see fund)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) affectionate, fond, lovesome, tender, warm
having or displaying warmth or affection
"affectionate children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"
2. (adj) adoring, doting, 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"
3. (adj) fond(p), partial(p)
(followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for
"fond of chocolate"; "partial to horror movies"
4. (adj) fond
absurd or silly because unlikely
"fond hopes of becoming President"; "fond fancies"
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1. (adjective) fond
fond of
liking or feeling affection for
I'm fond of James, but I'm not in love with him.; I'm not fond of going to the dentist.
2. fond
causing or expressing pleasant or loving feelings
fond memories
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. fond
imp. of Find. Found
2. fond
foolish; silly; simple; weak
3. fond
foolishly tender and loving; weakly indulgent; over-affectionate
4. fond
affectionate; loving; tender; -- in a good sense; as, a fond mother or wife
5. fond
loving; much pleased; affectionately regardful, indulgent, or desirous; longing or yearning; -- followed by of (formerly also by on)
6. fond
doted on; regarded with affection
7. fond
trifling; valued by folly; trivial
8. (verb) fond
to caress; to fondle
9. (verb) fond
to be fond; to dote
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Sense: loving
fond looks; a fond husband.
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 Afrikaans: liefhebbende |
 Arabic: مولَع، مُغْرَم |
 Bulgarian: любящ |
 Brazilian: afetuoso |
 Czech: zamilovaný; něžný |
 German: zärtlich |
 Danish: kærlig; øm |
 Greek: στοργικός |
 Spanish: cariñoso, afectuoso |
 Estonian: kiindunud |
 Farsi: دوست دار؛ دلباخته |
 Finnish: hellä |
 French: tendre |
 Hebrew: אוֹהֵב |
 Hindi: प्रिय |
 Croatian: nježan, brižan |
 Hungarian: szerető |
 Indonesian: tercinta |
 Icelandic: ástríkur |
 Italian: tenero |
 Japanese: 愛情のある |
 Korean: 사랑스러운 |
 Lithuanian: meilus, mylintis |
 Latvian: mīlošs |
 Malay: penyayang |
 Dutch: liefhebbend |
 Norwegian: kjærlig, øm |
 Polish: czuły |
 Persian: دوست دار؛ دلباخته |
 Pashto: مینه ناک، مشتاق |
 Portuguese: afectuoso |
 Romanian: tandru |
 Russian: любящий |
 Slovak: zaľúbený; nežný |
 Slovenian: ljubeč |
 Serbian: drag |
 Swedish: innerlig,öm |
 Thai: ด้วยความรักใคร่ |
 Turkish: düşkün |
 Taiwanese: 喜愛的 |
 Ukrainian: ніжний, люблячий |
 Urdu: مشتاق |
 Vietnamese: yêu mến |
 Chinese: 喜爱的 |
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