fondly

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.]

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

fondly - with fondness; with love; "she spoke to her children fondly" lovingly

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fondly

adverb 1. lovingly, tenderly, affectionately, amorously, dearly, possessively, with affection, indulgently, adoringly

adverb 2. unrealistically, stupidly, vainly, foolishly, naively, credulously

Translations

fondly [ˈfɔndlɪ] adv (= lovingly) → con cariño;

he fondly believed that ... → creía ingenuamente que ...

fondly [ˈfɔndlɪ] adv (= lovingly) → tendrement (= naïvely); naïvement

fondly [ˈfɔndlɪ] fond adv → liebevoll;

(naïvely) → törichterweise;

he fondly believed that ... fond → er war so naiv zu glauben, dass ...

fondly [ˈfɔndlɪ] adv (= lovingly) → affettuosamente (= naïvely): he fondly believed that ... → ha avuto l'ingenuità di credere che ...