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fond

1

[fond]

adjective

fonder, fondest 
  1. having a liking or affection for (usually followed byof ).

    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, fawn]

noun

plural

fonds 
  1. a background or groundwork, especially of lace.

  2. Obsolete.fund; stock.

fond

1

/ ɒԻ /

adjective

  1. 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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

fond

2

/ fɔ̃, ɒԻ /

noun

  1. the background of a design, as in lace

  2. obsoletefund; stock

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ˈڴDzԻ adverb
  • ˈڴDzԻԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fond1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English fond, fonned “foolish, silly” (past participle of fonnen “to be foolish”

Origin of fond2

First recorded in 1655–65; from French; fund
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51Թ 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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But there are other tricky trends the government is less fond of pointing out, that others call "crises" - notably the country's debt, and our shifting demographics.

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The women chose to stitch on to their panel the houses of Camden, where Michael lived, and the tree of life, to represent the parks in London he was fond of.

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He mentions that his father also left him a song he was fond of, an Italian classic — Pavarotti performed it, among many, many others — called “Torna a Surriento.”

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He has so many fond memories of the pier.

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"When I eat it I get the nostalgic childhood feeling as I have so many fond memories of eating it. That's where my love of food came from."

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