fond
UK/fɒnd//fɑnd/
fond adjective: having a liking or affection (for).
Adjective
fond (comparative fonder, superlative fondest)
- Having a liking or affection (for).
- I am fond of this song!
- more fond on her than she upon her lovec. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First...
- Synonyms:
- mad
- Affectionate.
- a fond farewell
- a fond mother or wife
- Indulgent, doting.
- I have fond grandparents who spoil me.
- “The story of this adoption is, of course, the pivot round which all the circumstances of the mysterious tragedy revolved. Mrs. Yule had an only son, namely, William, to whom she was passionately attached ; but, like many a fond mother, she had the desire of mapping out that son's future entirely...1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Tragedy in Dartmoor Terrace”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition...
- Outlandish; foolish; silly.
- Your fond dreams of flying to Jupiter have been quashed by the facts of reality.
- Foolish; simple; weak.
- If you are so fond over her iniquity, give her patent
to offend, for if it touch not you, it comes near
nobody.c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac... - Grant I may never prove so fond
To trust man on his oath or bond.c. 1605–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Tymon of Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
- If you are so fond over her iniquity, give her patent
- Doted on; regarded with affection.
- Nor fix on fond abodes to circumscribe thy prayer.1812–1818, Lord Byron, “(please specify |canto=I to IV)”, in Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage. , London: John Murray,, (please specify the stanza number)
Verb
fond (third-person singular simple present fonds, present participle fonding, simple past and past participle fonded)
- To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.
- To caress; to fondle.
- The Tyrian hugs and fonds thee on her breast.1697, Virgil, “The First Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- grope
Noun
fond (plural fonds)
- The background design in lace-making.
- Brown residue in pans from cooking meats and vegetables.
- He used the fond to make a classic French pan sauce.
- A group of records having shared provenance.
- To denote archival material collected from Ukrainian archives I have used the Ukrainian system of classification (i.e. fond, opys, sprava and arkush). I have used the Russian system for material from Russian archives (i.e. fond, opis, delo, stranitsa). I have also provided a glossary of terms used...1999, Graham Kee Lee Tan, Village social organisation and peasant action: Right-bank Ukraine during the revolution 1917–1923 (doctoral dissertation), London: University College London School of...
- Foundation; bottom; groundwork.
- Fund, stock, or store.
fond meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
fond in Tamil
- பிரியமுள்ள, பாசமுள்ள
fond in Urdu
- مشتاق, شوقین
fond in Bengali
- অনুরাগী, প্রীতিশীল
fond in Malayalam
- ഇഷ്ടപ്പെടുന്ന, രസമുള്ള, ബുദ്ധിഹീനമായ, പ്രീതമായ, പ്രിയമായ
More languagesFewer languages
- fond in Kannada
- ಅತಿ ಪ್ರೀತಿಯ, ಮಮತೆಯ, ಮೆಚ್ಚಿನ, ಪ್ರೇಮದ
- fond in Punjabi
- ਹੇਜਲਾ hejlā
- fond in Vietnamese
- yêu mến
Examples of fond in a sentence
- a great traveller, and fond of telling his adventures1824, Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym; Washington Irving], Tales of a Traveller, (please specify |part=1 to 4), Philadelphia, Pa.: H[enry]...
- To denote archival material collected from Ukrainian archives I have used the Ukrainian system of classification (i.e. fond, opys, sprava and arkush).1999, Graham Kee Lee Tan, Village social organisation and peasant action: Right-bank Ukraine during the revolution 1917–1923 (doctoral...
Synonyms of fond
Forms of fond
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | fonder |
| superlative | fondest |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | fonds |
| present participle | fonding |
| past participle | fonded |
| past | fonded |
| Noun | |
| plural | fonds |
Origin of fond
From Middle English fond, fonned, past participle of fonnen (“to be foolish, be simple, dote”), equivalent to fon + -ed. More at fon.
From French, ultimately from Latin fundus. Doublet of fund and fundus.
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Questions about fond
- What does fond mean?
- Fond means having a liking or affection (for).
- What is fond in Tamil?
- Fond in Tamil is பிரியமுள்ள, பாசமுள்ள. See Fond meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use fond in a sentence?
- a great traveller, and fond of telling his adventures
- What part of speech is fond?
- Fond can be an adjective, a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce fond?
- Fond is pronounced /fɒnd/ (UK).
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: fond (page history and authors); fond (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fond (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fond (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fond (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fond (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਹੇਜਲਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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