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fond

1

[ fond ]

adjective

fonder, fondest.
  1. having a liking or affection for (usually followed by of ):

    to be fond of animals.

  2. loving; affectionate:

    to give someone a fond look.

  3. excessively tender or overindulgent; doting:

    a fond parent.

  4. cherished with strong or unreasoning feeling:

    to nourish fond hopes of becoming president.

  5. Archaic. foolish or silly.
  6. Archaic. foolishly credulous or trusting.

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fond

2

[ fond; French fawn ]

noun

plural fonds
  1. a background or groundwork, especially of lace.
  2. Obsolete. fund; stock.

fond

1

/ ´ÚÉ’²Ô»å /

adjective

  1. postpositivefoll byof predisposed (to); having a liking (for)
  2. loving; tender

    a fond embrace

  3. indulgent; doting

    a fond mother

  4. (of hopes, wishes, etc) cherished but unlikely to be realized

    he had fond hopes of starting his own business

  5. archaic.
    1. foolish
    2. credulous
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

fond

2

/ fɔ̃; ´ÚÉ’²Ô»å /

noun

  1. the background of a design, as in lace
  2. obsolete.
    fund; stock
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ´Ú´Ç²Ô»å±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ´Ú´Ç²Ô»å²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fond1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English fond, fonned “foolish, silly†(past participle of fonnen “to be foolishâ€

Origin of fond2

First recorded in 1655–65; from French; fund
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fond1

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

Origin of fond2

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