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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

/ 蹿蓲苍诲 /

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
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

fond

2

/ f蓴虄; 蹿蓲苍诲 /

noun

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

  • 藞蹿辞苍诲濒测, adverb
  • 藞蹿辞苍诲苍别蝉蝉, noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of fond1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English fond, fonned 鈥渇oolish, silly鈥 (past participle of fonnen 鈥渢o be foolish鈥

Origin of fond2

First recorded in 1655鈥65; from French; fund
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亚洲网紅露点 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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Cardinal Nichols also said he had fond memories of their last meeting two years ago.

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"She was a very active cheerful woman like myself," Barrie recalls, adding: "She loved animals and she loved birds and she was fond of children."

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鈥淏ut it doesn鈥檛 mean we can鈥檛 look back with fond memories.鈥

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Wes Parker has accomplished much outside of baseball since retiring from the Dodgers more than 50 years ago, but he still has fond memories of his time with the team.

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It is part of the fabric of British life and many people still have a fond relationship with their 'postie', who walks down their path bringing their letters and parcels to their door.

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