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adjective

Fond adj. (compar. fonder; superl. fondest)

Foolish; silly; simple; weak. (Archaic) "Grant I may never prove so fond To trust man on his oath or bond."

Foolishly tender and loving; weakly indulgent; over-affectionate.

Affectionate; loving; tender; in a good sense; as, a fond mother or wife.

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." " You are as fond of grief as of your child." " A great traveler, and fond of telling his adventures."

Doted on; regarded with affection. (R.) " Nor fix on fond abodes to circumscribe thy prayer."

Trifling; valued by folly; trivial. (Obs.)

noun

Fond n. (Obs., or used as a French word)

Foundation; bottom; groundwork; specif.:

(a)

(Lace Making) The ground.

(b)

(Cookery) The broth or juice from braised flesh or fish, usually served as a sauce.

Fund, stock, or store.

verb

Fond v. t. To caress; to fondle. (Obs.) " The Tyrian hugs and fonds thee on her breast."

Fond v. i. To be fond; to dote. (Obs.)

Fond v. obs. Imp. of Find. Found.

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"Fond" Quotes from Famous Books

... refreshingly rational man: by far the best man of his type I know. As to what you say on education generally, I am entirely with you, but it will take a good interview to say how much. As for the little Solomons, I am prepared to [be] fond of all of them, as I am of all children, even the grubby little mendicants that run these Italian streets. I am glad you and Grey have pottered. Potter again. I have had such a nice letter from Lawrence. It makes me think it is all going "to be the ...

— Gilbert Keith Chesterton • Maisie Ward

... correlative, somewhere in the world of language—both alike, rather, somewhere in the mind of the artist, desiderative, expectant, inventive—meeting each other with the readiness of "soul and body reunited," in Blake's rapturous design; and, in fact, Flaubert was fond of ...

— Appreciations, with an Essay on Style • Walter Horatio Pater

... companions can testify, had not the remotest intention to desert. He was a good and steady soldier. He became a prisoner, through a most odious stratagem, and a Prussian general, although the facts have been officially brought before him, has refused to release him. The Germans are exceedingly fond of trumping up charges against the French, but they have no right to expect to be believed, until they restore to us our Truffet, and punish the Bavarians who entrapped him by means of a false ...

— Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris • Henry Labouchere

... factory while waiting for the carriages I have ordered," said Mr. Sabra. "I know that the ladies are fond of sweetmeats and I can guarantee these to be perfectly pure. We think that our candies are delicious," he added as we entered the factory, and the ladies agreed with him after eating ...

— A Trip to the Orient - The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise • Robert Urie Jacob

... answered Mr. Galloway. "Don't be so fond of running round. This letter—There's some one come into the office," he broke off. Roland turned with alacrity, but very speedily appeared again, on his best behaviour, bowing as he showed in ...

— The Channings • Mrs. Henry Wood

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