fond

fond ¹  (fnd)

adj. fond·er, fond·est

1. Having a strong liking, inclination, or affection: fond of ballet; fond of my nieces and nephews.

2. Affectionate; tender: a fond embrace.

3. Immoderately affectionate or indulgent; doting: fond grandparents who tended to spoil the child.

4. Cherished; dear: my fondest hopes.

5. Archaic Naively credulous or foolish.

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[Middle English fonned, foolish, probably from past participle of fonnen, to be foolish, probably from fonne, fool.]

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fondly adv.

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fond ²  (fnd)

n.

The background of a design in lace.

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[French, from Old French fonds, fond, from Latin fundus, bottom.]

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fond¹

adj

1. (postpositive; foll by of) 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 or dialect

a.  foolish

b.  credulous

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

fondly  adv

fondness  n

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fond²

n

1. (Clothing & Fashion) the background of a design, as in lace

2. Obsolete fund; stock

[from French, from Latin fundus bottom; see fund]

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Fond a stock of money or of goods. See also store.

Examples: fond of appreciation, 1872; of money, 1673; of physick, 1707; of wit, 1704.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	fond - having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace" affectionate, lovesome, tender, warm loving - feeling or showing love and affection; "loving parents"; "loving glances"
	2.	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" doting, adoring loving - feeling or showing love and affection; "loving parents"; "loving glances"
	3.	fond - (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for; "fond of chocolate"; "partial to horror movies" partial inclined - (often followed by `to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency; "wasn't inclined to believe the excuse"; "inclined to be moody"
	4.	fond - absurd or silly because unlikely; "fond hopes of becoming President"; "fond fancies" foolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"

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fond

adjective

1. loving, caring, warm, devoted, tender, adoring, affectionate, indulgent, doting, amorous She gave him a fond smile.
loving indifferent, austere, aloof, averse, unconcerned, disinterested, undemonstrative, unaffectionate

2. unrealistic, empty, naive, vain, foolish, deluded, indiscreet, credulous, overoptimistic, delusive, delusory, absurd My fond hope is that we'll be ready on time.
unrealistic sensible, rational

fond of

3. attached to, in love with, keen on, attracted to, having a soft spot for, enamoured of I am very fond of Michael.

4. keen on, into (informal), hooked on, partial to, having a soft spot for, having a taste for, addicted to, having a liking for, predisposed towards, having a fancy for He was fond of marmalade

Translations

fond [fɒnd] ADJ (fonder (compar) (fondest (superl)))

1. to be fond of sb → tener cariño a algn, querer mucho a algn
I am very fond of Inga → a Inga le tengo mucho cariño or la quiero mucho
they were very fond of each other → se tenían mucho cariño, se querían mucho
I've become or grown fond of him → me he encariñado con él, le he cogido cariño

2. to be fond of sth: she is very fond of marmalade/shopping → le gusta mucho la mermelada/ir de compras
she is very fond of animals → le gustan mucho los animales
he's very fond of his old mini → le tiene mucho cariño a su viejo mini
he is very fond of handing out advice (pej) → es demasiado aficionado a dar consejos
he became or grew very fond of gardening → le cogió gusto a la jardinería

3. (= affectionate) [wife, parent, relative] → cariñoso, afectuoso
she gave him a fond smile → le sonrió cariñosa
they exchanged fond looks → intercambiaron miradas cariñosas
to bid sb a fond farewell; bid a fond farewell to sb → despedirse de algn cariñosamente
see also absence

4. (= pleasant) to have fond memories of sth → tener muy buenos recuerdos de algo

5. (= foolish) [belief, hope] → ingenuo, vano
in the fond belief that → con la ingenua or vana creencia de que

6. (= fervent) [wish] → ferviente

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fond [ˈfɒnd] adj

[person] to be fond of sb → aimer beaucoup qn
I'm very fond of her → Je l'aime beaucoup.
to be fond of sth → aimer bien qch
to be fond of doing sth → aimer bien faire qch

[look, smile] → affectueux/euse
very fond memories of sth → de très bons souvenirs de qch

(= naive) [wish, belief] → naïf*(naïve)
in the fond hope that ... → dans le vain espoir que ...
in the fond belief that ... → en croyant naïvement que ...

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fond

adj (+er)

to be fond of somebody → jdn gernhaben or mögen; to be fond of something → etw mögen; she is very fond of animals → sie hat Tiere sehr gern, sie ist sehr tierlieb(end); I’m not enormously fond of Shaw’s plays → ich bin kein großer Freund von Shaws Stücken; the two were very fond of each other → die beiden hatten or mochten einander sehr gern; I am fonder of Michael than James, but I am fondest of Adrian → ich habe Michael lieber als James, aber Adrian habe ich am liebsten; to become or grow fond of somebody/something → jdn/etw lieb gewinnen; he became very fond of the garden → der Garten ist ihm sehr lieb geworden or sehr ans Herz gewachsen; to be fond of doing something → etw gern tun; she was fond of shopping → sie ging gern einkaufen; he is very fond of telling us about the war → er erzählt uns mit Vorliebe vom Krieg

(= loving) husband, parent, relative, look, smile → liebevoll; friend → lieb; she gave him a fond smile → sie lächelte ihn liebevoll an; to bid somebody a fond farewell → sich liebevoll von jdm verabschieden; they’re saying their fond farewells → sie nehmen zärtlich voneinander Abschied; to have fond memories of something → schöne Erinnerungen an etw (acc) → haben, sich gern an etw (acc) → erinnern; fondest regards → mit lieben Grüßen ? absence a

(= fervent) hope, dream, wish → sehnlich; his fondest wish → sein sehnlichster Wunsch, sein Herzenswunsch

(= foolish, vain) belief → naiv; hope → töricht (geh); in the fond hope/belief that … → in der vergeblichen Hoffnung, dass …; he has fond hopes of winning → er bildet sich (dat) → tatsächlich ein, gewinnen zu können

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fond [fɒnd] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (loving, memory, look) → affettuoso/a, tenero/a; (doting) → che stravede; (foolish, hope, desire) → vano/a
to be fond of sb → voler bene a qn
she's fond of swimming → le piace nuotare
she's fond of dogs → le piacciono i cani

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fond [fɒnd] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (loving, memory, look) → affettuoso/a, tenero/a; (doting) → che stravede; (foolish, hope, desire) → vano/a
to be fond of sb → voler bene a qn
she's fond of swimming → le piace nuotare
she's fond of dogs → le piacciono i cani

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fond

adj fond [fond]

1 loving fond looks; a fond husband. liefhebbende مولَع، مُغْرَم любящ zamilovaný; něžný kærlig; øm zärtlich στοργικός cariñoso, afectuoso kiindunud دوست دار؛ دلباخته hellä tendre אוֹהֵב प्रिय nježan, brižan szerető tercinta ástríkur tenero 愛情のある 사랑스러운 meilus, mylintis mīlošs penyayang liefhebbend kjærlig, øm czuły afectuoso tandru любящий zaľúbený; nežný ljubeč drag innerlig, öm ด้วยความรักใคร่ düşkün 喜愛的 ніжний, люблячий مشتاق yêu mến 喜爱的

2 (of wishes, hopes etc) unlikely to be fulfilled His fond ambition was to be a film star. vurige begeerte بَعيد المَنال، بَعيد التَّحَقُّق наивен bláhový naiv; blåøjet kühn εξωπραγματικός más querido/anhelado; ilusorio põhjendamatu خوش باورانه naiivi le plus cher, naïf תְמִימוּת मूर्खतापूर्ण ढंग से आशावान neispunjen, neostvariv dédelgetett (elképzelés) mustahil, yang sangat diidam-idamkan kjánalegur, óraunsær grande ひとりよがりの 제멋대로(혼자 좋을 대로) 품은 bergždžias, tuščias (par cerībām u.tml.) veltīgs mustahil naaaef ønske-, forfengelig niespełniony querido cel mai mare тщетный bláznivý naiven lakoveran fåfäng ลม ๆ แล้ง ๆ (ความหวัง) olmayacak 不大可能實現的 марний خوش فہمی پر مبنی hy vọng không thể trở thành sự thật 不大可能实现的

adv fondly

innig; liefderik بِتَحَبُّب наивно laskavě; s láskou med glæde; med ømhed zärtlich στοργικά cariñosamente, ingenuamente hellalt با خوش باوری؛ مهربانانه hellästi affectueusement, naïvement בְּאַהֲבָה प्रेमपूर्वक, भोलेपन से nježno, brižno szeretően, gyengéden penuh kasih sayang ástúðlega teneramente かわいがって 사랑스럽게, 어리석게도 meiliai mīloši dengan sayang teder kjærlig, ømt, i den glade tro czule com afeição afectuos любовно; тщетно s láskou; nežne nežno; naivno nežno innerligt, ömt อย่างรักใคร่ sevgiyle 天真地 марно چاؤ سے một cách trìu mến 天真地

n fondness

(especially withfor) affection; liking her fondness for children. liefde; gehegtheid aan تَحَبُّب، وَلَع привързаност láska kærlighed; hengivenhed die (Vor)Liebe, mögen στοργή, αγάπη cariño, afición kiindumus علاقه hellyys affection (pour) חִיבָּה स्नेह ljubav za nešto, nježnost szeretet kasih sayang blíða, ástríki affezione 好きなこと 애정 meilė, pomėgis mīlestība; maigums kasih sayang genegenheid kjærlighet, ømhet, forkjærlighet for słabość, upodobanie afeição afecţiune (pentru) пристрастие, любовь (к) láska naklonjenost nežnost tillgivenhet, ömhet ความชอบ düşkünlük 寵愛 ніжність, любов چاؤ sự yêu mến 宠爱

fond of

having a liking for He is very fond of dogs. hou baie van; versot wees op مولَعٌ بِ، مُغْرَمٌ привързан zamilovaný do glad for mögen, lieben που έχει συμπάθεια, αγάπη, αδυναμία σε aficionado a kiindunud دوست داشتن kiintymys friand de אוֹהֵב शौकीन voljeti szeret vkit, vmit menyukai, gemar þykja vænt um appassionato di ～が好きな 좋아하는 mylėti, mėgti just patiku; mīlēt menyukai gesteld op glad i pozytywnie nastawiony amigo iubitor de любить mať rád rad imeti voleti tycka om, gilla ชอบ çok sevme 愛好 той, що любить кого, що کسی شے کا شائق ہونا rất yêu thích ai/cái gì 爱好