Crossword clues for fond
fond
- Having a liking for
- Admiring (of)
- Too indulgent
- Taken with (with "of")
- Like some show memories
- Like some concert memories
- Like dear memories
- Like cherished memories
- Having a strong liking
- Elliott Smith's "Farewell"?
- Displaying affection
- Dear, as a memory
- Bid a ___ farewell
- Attracted to, with "of"
- Affectionate — tender
- A fan (of)
- _____ du Lac, Wis
- __ of (having affection for)
- Dear, as memories
- _____ du Lac, Wis.
- Enamored (of)
- Affectionate, as a farewell
- Adoring, with "of"
- Like some memories and farewells
- Sweet on, with "of"
- Kind of memory
- Like some farewells
- Loving
- Doting
- "Ae ___ Kiss," Burns poem
- "I am too ___": Juliet
- Affectionate - tender
- In Jane's good books, offering sweets
- Sweet, as a farewell
- Sweet on (with "of")
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fond \Fond\, v. t. To caress; to fondle. [Obs.]
The Tyrian hugs and fonds thee on her breast.
--Dryden.
Fond \Fond\, v. i.
To be fond; to dote. [Obs.]
--Shak.
Fond \Fond\, n. [F., fr. L. fundus. See Fund.] [Obs., or used as a French word]
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Foundation; bottom; groundwork; specif.:
(Lace Making) The ground.
(Cookery) The broth or juice from braised flesh or fish, usually served as a sauce.
Fund, stock, or store.
Fond \Fond\, obs.
imp. of Find. Found.
--Chaucer.
Fond \Fond\, a. [Compar. Fonder; superl. Fondest.] [For fonned, p. p. of OE. fonnen to be foolish. See Fon.]
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Foolish; silly; simple; weak. [Archaic]
Grant I may never prove so fond To trust man on his oath or bond.
--Shak. Foolishly tender and loving; weakly indulgent; over-affectionate.
Affectionate; loving; tender; -- in a good sense; as, a fond mother or wife.
--Addison.-
Loving; much pleased; affectionately regardful, indulgent, or desirous; longing or yearning; -- followed by of (formerly also by on).
More fond on her than she upon her love.
--Shak.You are as fond of grief as of your child.
--Shak.A great traveler, and fond of telling his adventures.
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Doted on; regarded with affection. [R.]
Nor fix on fond abodes to circumscribe thy prayer.
--Byron. Trifling; valued by folly; trivial. [Obs.]
--Shak.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., "deranged, insane;" also "foolish, silly, unwise," from fonned, past participle adjective from obsolete verb fon, fonne (Middle English fonnen) "be foolish, be simple," from Middle English fonne "a fool, stupid person" (early 14c.), which is of uncertain origin but perhaps from Scandinavian. Related: Fonder; fondest.\n
\nMeaning evolved via "foolishly tender" to "having strong affections for" (by 1570s). Another sense of the verb fon was "to lose savor" (late 14c. in Middle English past participle fonnyd), which may be the original meaning of the word:\n\nGif þe salt be fonnyd it is not worþi
[Wyclif, Matt. v:13, c.1380]
Wiktionary
Etymology 1
1 (context chiefly with of English) Having a like or affection (for). 2 affectionate#English. 3 indulgent#English. v
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1 (context obsolete English) To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of. 2 (context obsolete English) To caress; to fondle. Etymology 2
n. 1 The background design in lace-making. 2 (context cooking English) brown residue in pans from cooking meats and vegetables. 3 (cx obsolete English) Foundation; bottom; groundwork. 4 (cx obsolete English) Fund, stock, or store.
WordNet
adj. having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace" [syn: affectionate, caring, lovesome, tender, warm]
extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother" [syn: adoring, doting]
absurd or silly because unlikely; "fond hopes of becoming President"; "fond fancies"
(followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for; "fond of chocolate"; "partial to horror movies" [syn: fond(p), partial(p)]
Gazetteer
Wikipedia
Usage examples of "fond".
The mistress of the house was fond of ready-made phrases, and she adopted this one, about Julien, very pleased at having invited an academician to dine with them.
He was a worthy man, fond of pleasure, a thorough-paced Epicurean, and had married an actress named Cochois, who had proved worthy of the honour he had laid on her.
Jannis saw how Ali Aga had fallen in the world, and suddenly he felt very fond of this Turk, whose misery frightened him.
Chief of Staff of the school, an old air wolf who had been an airman as far back as the Civil War, was fond of saying.
She was very fond of him, and yet had to deny him, for his disease always came on him in moments of amorous excitement.
Beale could introduce the little girl only, alas, by revealing to her so attractive, so enthralling a name: the side-shows, each time, were sixpence apiece, and the fond allegiance enjoyed by the elder of our pair had been established from the earliest time in spite of a paucity of sixpences.
He was ashamed to revel in sweetmeats alone, and as he was fond of his gray-haired landlady, a woman old as the hills, he would share them with her.
Lily noted with a fond smile, not for the first time, this room at Ashling was pretty much exactly like her own.
Alake, who is usually fond of showing off any new jewelry, made no reply and averted her face.
I expected, Baas, for of course if a man is very fond of women, in his inside, Baas, they know it and like him--no need to tell them in so many words, Baas--and being kind-hearted, are quite ready to be fond of him.
Then, while straining her to his breast with the fondest parental commiseration, the tears, with which his eyes were overflowing, bedewed her cheeks.
In accordance with the plot I had laid against the count, I began by shewing myself demonstratively fond of Betty, envying the fortunate lover, praising his heroic behaviour in leaving her to me, and so forth.
Blenkinthrope had been genuinely fond of his wife, but in the midst of his bereavement one dominant thought obtruded itself.
Most of the time he liked him, felt quite fond of him in fact, but there were other times when he saw him as a narrow bigot, a stick-in-the-mud, who would not give an inch towards progress.
Now Billy Brackett, though very fond of music, and possessed of an inextinguishable longing to produce melodious sounds, could not sing any more than Bim could.