fond 1 (f nd)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. [Middle English fonned, foolish, probably from past participle of fonnen, to be foolish, probably from fonne, fool.] fond  ly adv. |
| fond 2 (fnd) n. The background of a design in lace. [French, from Old French fonds, fond, from Latin fundus, bottom.] |
fond
Adjective
1. fond of having a liking for
2. loving and affectionate: his fond parents
3. (of hopes or wishes) cherished but unlikely to be realized [Middle English fonnen to be foolish]
fondly adv
fondness n
fondness n
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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. |  fond - having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"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" 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" 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" |
fond
adjective 1. loving, caring, warm, devoted, tender, adoring, affectionate, indulgent, doting, amorous << OPPOSITE indifferent
adjective 2. unrealistic, empty, naive, vain, foolish, deluded, indiscreet, credulous, overoptimistic, delusive, delusory, absurd << OPPOSITE sensible >> fond of 3. attached to, in love with, keen on, attracted to, having a soft spot for, enamoured of
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
Translations
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 좋아하는 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 harras 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 불가능한 것을 바라는, 부질없는, 어리석은 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 kiintymys affection (pour) חִיבָּה स्नेह ljubav za nešto, nježnost szeretet kasih sayang blíða, ástríki affezione 好きなこと 좋아함 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 kiintynyt 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
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