Fond
[fɒnd] or [fɑnd]
Definition
(adj.) absurd or silly because unlikely; 'fond hopes of becoming President'; 'fond fancies' .
(adj.) (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for; 'fond of chocolate'; 'partial to horror movies' .
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Definition
(-) imp. of Find. Found.
(superl.) Foolish; silly; simple; weak.
(superl.) Foolishly tender and loving; weakly indulgent; over-affectionate.
(superl.) Affectionate; loving; tender; -- in a good sense; as, a fond mother or wife.
(superl.) Loving; much pleased; affectionately regardful, indulgent, or desirous; longing or yearning; -- followed by of (formerly also by on).
(superl.) Doted on; regarded with affection.
(superl.) Trifling; valued by folly; trivial.
(v. t.) To caress; to fondle.
(v. i.) To be fond; to dote.
Typist: Marietta
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Doting, over-affectionate, foolishly loving, excessively tender.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Loving, attached, affectionate, foolish, silly, weak, doting, empty, enamored,devoted
ANT:Unloving, averse, unaffectionate, strong-minded, austere, rational,well-grounded, sensible, undemonstrative
Typed by Allan
Definition
adj. foolishly tender and loving: weakly indulgent: prizing highly (with of): very affectionate: kindly disposed: (obs.) foolish.—v.i. to dote.—v.t. Fond′le to treat with fondness: to caress.—ns. Fond′ler; Fond′ling the person or thing fondled.—adv. Fond′ly in a fond manner foolishly.—n. Fond′ness.
See Fand (2).
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Examples
- She draws prettily, he observed: and she has now got a little companion she is very fond of. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- But now, at hunting and hawking, and each idle sport of wood and river, who so prompt as the Templars in all these fond vanities? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Now Sophia, it so chanced, was fond of a slice of mutton. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The late Lord Chancellor, gentlemen, was very fond of me,' said Mr. Pell. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I was glad for both your sakes, and indeed I am very fond of Crispin. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- When they all removed to Brighton, therefore, you had no reason, I suppose, to believe them fond of each other? Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- I should have been fond enough of you even to go that length, and you would have accepted my invitation--you would, sir, twenty years ago! Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Certainly; she is fonder of geraniums, and seems more docile, though not so fine a figure. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I don't dislike you, Miss; I believe I am fonder of you than of all the others. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- That dear good wife of yours has always been good to him; and he's fonder of her than he is of his . William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I am every day growing more accustomed to--fonder of you. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He seems to be even fonder of his mice than of his other pets, smiles at them, and kisses them, and calls them by all sorts of endearing names. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- If ever my darling were fonder of me at one time than another in all our intercourse, she was surely fondest of me that night. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Mother was all in his favour from the first and was even fonder of him than I was. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I was the fondest mother. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He seems every thing the fondest parent could. Jane Austen. Emma.
- For even the fondest mother cannot watch her child grow. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- I was guided by my father, because I had always found him the truest of all advisers, the best and fondest of all protectors and friends. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- If ever my darling were fonder of me at one time than another in all our intercourse, she was surely fondest of me that night. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- To Ada and her pretty boy, he is the fondest father; to me he is what he has ever been, and what name can I give to that? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Eva, after this, declined rapidly; there was no more any doubt of the event; the fondest hope could not be blinded. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Editor: Lorna