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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fond/fɒnd/
▶adjective
- 1 (fond of) having an affection or liking for.
■ affectionate; loving: fond memories.
- 2 (of a hope or belief) foolishly optimistic; naive.
– derivatives
fondly adverb,
fondness noun.
fondly adverb,
fondness noun.
– origin ME (in the sense ‘infatuated, foolish’): from obs. fon ‘a fool, be foolish’, of unknown origin; cf. fun.
'fond' also found in these Oxford entries:
aficionado
- Anglophile
- apple
- au fond
- bibulous
- bossy
- boy racer
- chatty
- chocoholic
- cineaste
- conversationalist
- disputatious
- doggy
- domestic
- dote
- fancy
- fondle
- Francophile
- fun
- glutton
- gregarious
- jocular
- joker
- lickerish
- liquorish
- meddlesome
- musical
- overfond
- philander
- plafond
- playful
- prankster
- Russophile
- secret
- socialite
- soft
- sporty
- strike
- sucker
- sybarite
- talkative
Forum discussions with the word(s) "fond" in the title:
"to be fond of VS to love"
Ayla has two sisters, unlike Ayşe, who is very fond of them.
be fond of, seems fond of, seems to be fond of
Fond
fond memory
Fond of a Rubber (BE, c.1850)
Fond of...
Fond though I am of opera, =Though I am fond of opera
fond, startled
grew to be fond of snakes
Grow fond of
He is fond of life.
I am fond of you.
keen on and fond of
Since when are you fond of poetry?
Ayla has two sisters, unlike Ayşe, who is very fond of them.
be fond of, seems fond of, seems to be fond of
Fond
fond memory
Fond of a Rubber (BE, c.1850)
Fond of...
Fond though I am of opera, =Though I am fond of opera
fond, startled
grew to be fond of snakes
Grow fond of
He is fond of life.
I am fond of you.
keen on and fond of
Since when are you fond of poetry?
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