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adjective, fond·er, fond·est.
1.
having a liking or affection for (usually followed by of ): 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.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English fond, fonned (past participle of fonnen to be foolish, orig., to lose flavor, sour)
1300–50; Middle English fond, fonned (past participle of fonnen to be foolish, orig., to lose flavor, sour)
Synonyms
2. cherishing. 5. infatuated. 6. gullible.
2. cherishing. 5. infatuated. 6. gullible.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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fond1 (fɒnd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj (foll by of) | |
| 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, dialect or |
| a. foolish | |
| b. credulous | |
| [C14 fonned, from fonnen to be foolish, from fonne a fool] | |
| 'fondly1 | |
| —adv | |
| 'fondness1 | |
| —n | |
| fond2 (fɒnd, French fɔ̃) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the background of a design, as in lace |
| 2. | obsolete fund; stock |
| [C17: from French, from Latin fundus bottom; see | |
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Word Origin & History
fond
mid-14c., originally "foolish, silly," from past tense of fonnen "to fool, be foolish," perhaps from M.E. fonne "fool," of uncertain origin, or related to fun. Meaning evolved by 1590 via "foolishly tender" to "having strong affections for." Another sense of fonne was "to lose
savor," which may be the original meaning of the word (e.g. Wyclif: "Gif þe salt be fonnyd it is not worþi," 1380). Related: Fonder; fondest; fondness
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Example sentences
People are fond of blaming politicians for their nation's ills.
Breeding: mainly open woodlands and riparian areas, especially fond of cottonwoods.
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He was inordinately fond of jokes, anecdotes, and stories.
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