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fond en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /fɑnd/ (General-American)
• (US) audio
• /fɒnd/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English fond, fonned, past participle of fonnen (“to be foolish, be simple, dote”), equivalent to fon + -ed. More at fon.

Meanings

1. Having a liking or affection (for).
   • a great traveller, and fond of telling his adventures 1824, Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym; Washington Irving], Tales of a Traveller, (please specify |part=1 to 4), Philadelphia, Pa.: H[enry] C[harles] Carey & I[saac] Lea, […], →OCLC:
   • more fond on her than she upon her love c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
   • I am fond of this song!
2. Affectionate.
   • a fond mother or wife
   • a fond farewell
3. Indulgent, doting.
   • “The story of this adoption is, of course, the pivot round which all the circumstances of the mysterious tragedy revolved. Mrs. Yule had an only son, namely, William, to whom she was passionately attached ; but, like many a fond mother, she had the desire of mapping out that son's future entirely according to her own ideas.[…]” 1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Tragedy in Dartmoor Terrace”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:
   • I have fond grandparents who spoil me.
4. Outlandish; foolish; silly.
   • Your fond dreams of flying to Jupiter have been quashed by the facts of reality.
5. (obsolete) Foolish; simple; weak.
   • [T]hou seest How suttly to detaine thee I devise, Inviting thee to hear while I relate, Fond, were it not in hope of thy reply … 1667, John Milton, “Book VII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
   • Grant I may never prove so fond To trust man on his oath or bond. c. 1605–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Tymon of Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
   • But reason with your fond religion fights, For many gods are many infinites … 1669, John Dryden, Tyrannic Love, III.ii:
   • The foolish, fond Old Year, 1839, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Midnight Mass For the Dying Year:
   • If you are so fond over her iniquity, give her patent to offend, for if it touch not you, it comes near nobody. c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:
6. (obsolete) Doted on; regarded with affection.
   • Nor fix on fond abodes to circumscribe thy prayer. 1812–1818, Lord Byron, “(please specify |canto=I to IV)”, in Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage. , London: John Murray,, (please specify the stanza number):

Forms

Deriveds

fondness · fondling · fondsome · unfond · overfond · fondish · fondly

Synonyms

mad

Translations (79)

it immaginario (outlandish) · scn cunniscinnenti (indulgent) · pt tolo (outlandish) · ga ceanúil (having a liking or affection for) · scn bunazzu (indulgent) · scn affittusu (affectionate) · hu szerető (affectionate) · ru не́жный (affectionate) · scn tulliranti (indulgent) · it insensato (outlandish) · bg нежен (affectionate) · ga ceanúil (affectionate) · sv tillgiven (affectionate) · pt insensato (outlandish) · es condescendiente (indulgent) · it benevolo (indulgent) · pt complacente (indulgent) · it affettuoso (affectionate) · it pazzesco (outlandish) · uk ніжний (affectionate) · scn pazzienti (indulgent) · da eftergivende (indulgent) · fi kiintynyt (having a liking or affection for) · pt indulgente (indulgent) · pt meigo (affectionate) · pt tolerante (indulgent) · ru лю́бящий (affectionate) · fi hellä (affectionate) · ga geanúil (affectionate) · da kærlig (affectionate) · es insensato (outlandish) · scn amurusu (affectionate) · it tollerante (indulgent) · gl indulxente (indulgent) · he חוֹבֵב (having a liking or affection for) · cs milující (affectionate) · pt carinhoso (affectionate) · bg наивен (outlandish) · it tenero (affectionate) · da øm (affectionate) · fi typerä (outlandish) · es indulgente (indulgent) · cs mající rád (having a liking or affection for) · it amoroso (affectionate) · scn stròlicu (outlandish) · it indulgente (indulgent) · ga cion a bheith agat ar (affectionate) · it premuroso (affectionate) · bg любящ (affectionate) · it compiacente (indulgent) · de gern haben (affectionate) · ga geanúil (having a liking or affection for) · pt imprudente (outlandish) · cs libující si (having a liking or affection for) · ga muirneach (affectionate) · uk люблячий (affectionate) · da aparte (outlandish) · scn binèvulu (indulgent) · hu gyengéd (affectionate) · es imprudente (outlandish) · scn binignu (indulgent) · fi lempeä (indulgent) · es afectuoso (affectionate) · scn biḍḍuzzu (affectionate) · fi löyhäpäinen (outlandish) · fi hyväntahtoinen (indulgent) · it condiscendente (indulgent) · scn nzinzatu (outlandish) · eo ŝata (having a liking or affection for) · pt afeiçoado (affectionate) · da eksotisk (outlandish) · mi mateoha (affectionate) · de lieb haben (affectionate) · it comprensivo (indulgent) · gl afectuoso (affectionate) · hu engedékeny (indulgent) · scn stranu (outlandish) · wyi yeadabilin (having a liking or affection for) · pt precipitado (outlandish)

fond en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /fɑnd/ (General-American)
• (US) audio
• /fɒnd/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English fond, fonned, past participle of fonnen (“to be foolish, be simple, dote”), equivalent to fon + -ed. More at fon.

Meanings

1. (obsolete) To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.
2. (obsolete) To caress; to fondle.
   • The Tyrian hugs and fonds thee on her breast. 1697, Virgil, “The First Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:

Forms

Deriveds

fondle

Synonyms

pet · grope (to caress) · touch up

Translations (56)

ja 気に入る (be fond of, have affection for) · sv hålla av (be fond of, have affection for) · cs mít rád (be fond of, have affection for) · sc affetzionare (have affection for) · de lieben (be fond of, have affection for) · es encariñarse (have affection for) · ja 好く (be fond of, have affection for) · gd is math le (be fond of, have affection for) · no være glad i (be fond of, have affection for) · bg оби́чам (be fond of, have affection for) · it accondiscendere (have affection for) · de lieb haben (be fond of, have affection for) · he חוֹבֵב (have affection for) · sv tycka om (be fond of, have affection for) · cmn 愛好 /爱好 (be fond of, have affection for) · gl ter cariño (a) (have affection for) · gl derreter (por) (have affection for) · da glad (have affection for) · it avere un debole (have affection for) · gl chochear (por/con) (have affection for) · pt ter carinho (be fond of, have affection for) · cs mít náklonnost (have affection for) · grc ἔχομαι (have affection for) · it piacere (be fond of, have affection for) · et armastama (be fond of, have affection for) · cs mít slabost pro (have affection for) · pt ter carinho (have affection for) · fr tenir à (be fond of, have affection for) · cmn 喜歡 /喜欢 (be fond of, have affection for) · cmn 喜好 (be fond of, have affection for) · da kunne lide (be fond of, have affection for) · da holde af (be fond of, have affection for) · es tener cariño a (be fond of, have affection for) · de mögen (be fond of, have affection for) · da glad (be fond of, have affection for) · hu szível (be fond of, have affection for) · sdn affitziunà (have affection for) · et üle uhke olema (be fond of, have affection for) · fr être épris de (be fond of, have affection for) · de gern haben (be fond of, have affection for) · it preferire (have affection for) · da holde af (have affection for) · vi yêu mến (be fond of, have affection for) · et kalliks pidama (be fond of, have affection for) · it affezionarsi (have affection for) · it volere bene (be fond of, have affection for) · de hängen an (be fond of, have affection for) · ru люби́ть (be fond of, have affection for) · sdc affritziunassi (have affection for) · es querer (be fond of, have affection for) · ru нра́виться (be fond of, have affection for) · sc affetzionarsi (have affection for) · it indulgere (have affection for) · mi matareka (have affection for) · pl lubić (be fond of, have affection for) · bg обичам (have affection for)

fond en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /fɑnd/ (General-American)
• (US) audio
• /fɒnd/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From French, ultimately from Latin fundus. Doublet of fund and fundus.

Meanings

1. The background design in lace-making.
2. Brown residue in pans from cooking meats and vegetables.
   • He used the fond to make a classic French pan sauce.
3. A group of records having shared provenance.
   • To denote archival material collected from Ukrainian archives I have used the Ukrainian system of classification (i.e. fond, opys, sprava and arkush). I have used the Russian system for material from Russian archives (i.e. fond, opis, delo, stranitsa). I have also provided a glossary of terms used for Ukrainian, Russian or Polish terms at the back of the thesis for easy reference. 1999, Graham Kee Lee Tan, Village social organisation and peasant action: Right-bank Ukraine during the revolution 1917–1923 (doctoral dissertation), London: University College London School of Slavonic and East European Studies, Preface & Acknowledgements, page 3:
4. (obsolete) Foundation; bottom; groundwork.
5. (obsolete) Fund, stock, or store.

Forms

Translations (6)

fi liemipohja (substance used for cooking) · fi fondi (substance used for cooking) · bg основа (background of lace) · fi arkistokokonaisuus (group of records) · fi malli (background of lace) · fi pohja (background of lace)