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fond

Syllabification: (fond)
Pronunciation: /fänd/
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Definition of fond

adjective

[predic.] (fond of)
  • having an affection or liking for:I’m very fond of Mike he was not too fond of dancing
  • [attributive] affectionate; loving:waving a fond farewell to her parents reading it brought many fond memories of our childhood
  • [attributive] (of a hope or belief) foolishly optimistic; naive.

Derivatives

fondly

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'infatuated, foolish'): from obsolete fon 'a fool, be foolish', of unknown origin. Compare with fun

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