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 Their eyes met fondly across the table.

2. unrealistically, stupidly, vainly, foolishly, naively, credulously I fondly imagined my life could be better.

Translations

fondly [ˈfɒndlɪ] ADV

1. (= affectionately) [say, smile] → cariñosamente, con cariño; [remember] → con cariño

2. (= foolishly) [imagine, believe, hope] → ingenuamente

fondly [ˈfɒndli] adv

(= lovingly) → tendrement

(= naïvely) → naïvement

fondly

adv

(= affectionately) → liebevoll; to remember somebody fondly → jdn in bester Erinnerung behalten; to remember something fondly → sich gern an etw (acc) → erinnern

(= naively) imagine, believe → naiverweise; hope → törichterweise (geh)

fondly [ˈfɒndlɪ] adv (lovingly) → affettuosamente; (naïvely) → ingenuamente
he fondly believed that ... → ha avuto l'ingenuità di credere che...