fond

See also fonds, and Fonds

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɒnd

Adjective

fond (comparative fonder, superlative fondest)

1. (chiefly with of) Having a liking or affection (for).
2. Affectionate.

   a fond farewell

3. Indulgent.
   • 1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 1, The Tragedy in Dartmoor Terrace^[1]:

     “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. […]”

   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.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:affectionate

Translations

affectionate

• Danish: øm (da), kærlig (da)
• Hungarian: szerető (hu), gyengéd (hu)

• Portuguese: afeiçoado (pt), meigo (pt), carinhoso (pt)
• Russian: любящий (ru) (ljúbjaščij) , нежный (ru) (néžnyj) 

indulgent

• Danish: eftergivende (da)
• Hungarian: engedékeny (hu)

• Portuguese: indulgente (pt), complacente (pt), tolerante (pt)

outlandish

• Danish: eksotisk (da), aparte (da)

• Portuguese: insensato (pt), tolo (pt), imprudente (pt), precipitado (pt)

be fond of, like — see like

be fond of, have affection for

• Bulgarian: обичам (bg) (obíčam) 
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 喜好 (cmn) (xǐhào), 喜歡 (cmn), 喜欢 (cmn) (xǐhuān), 愛好 (cmn), 爱好 (cmn) (àihào)

• Czech: mít rád (cs)
• Danish: glad, holde af, kunne lide (da)
• Estonian: kalliks pidama (et), armastama (et), üle uhke olema (et)
• French: tenir à (fr), être épris de (fr)
• German: gern haben (de), hängen an (de), mögen (de), lieben (de)
• Hungarian: szível (hu)

• Italian: volere bene (it), piacere (it)
• Japanese: 気に入る (ja) (きにいる, ki ni iru), 好く (ja) (すく, suku)
• Polish: lubić (pl)
• Portuguese: ter carinho (pt)
• Russian: любить (ru) (ljubítʹ) , (intransitive) нравиться (ru) (nrávitʹsja) 
• Scottish Gaelic: is math le (gd)
• Spanish: tener cariño (es), querer (es)
• Swedish: tycka om (sv), hålla av (sv)
• Vietnamese: luyến (vi)

Noun

fond (plural fonds)

1. The background design in lace-making.

Translations

background of lace

Verb

fond (third-person singular simple present fonds, present participle fonding, simple past and past participle fonded)

1. (obsolete) To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.

Translations

have affection for

• Danish: glad, holde af (to be fond of)
• Galician: ter cariño (gl) (a), chochear (gl) (por/con), derreter (gl) (por)
• Italian: affezionarsi (it)
• Portuguese: ter carinho
• Sardinian:

  Campidanese Sardinian: affetzionarsi

  Gallurese Sardinian: affitziunà

  Logudorese Sardinian: affetzionare

• Sassarese Sardinian: affritziunassi

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Czech

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Noun

fond m

1. fund

Derived terms

• investiční fond m
• podílový fond m
• otevřený fond m
• uzavřený fond m
• dluhopisový fond m
• akciový fond m
• penzijní fond m
• růstový fond m
• výnosový fond m

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Danish

Etymology

From French fond, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰ-no-, *bʰudʰ-mn̥- (“bottom”).

Noun

fond c (singular definite fonden, plural indefinite fonder)

1. stock, broth

Inflection

    Inflection of fond

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	fond	fonden	fonder	fonderne
genitive	fonds	fondens	fonders	fondernes

Noun

fond c and n (singular definite fonden or fondet, plural indefinite fonde or fonder)

1. fund
2. foundation, donation

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French

Etymology

From Latin fundus

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• IPA: /fɔ̃/, X-SAMPA: /fO~/

Noun

fond m (plural fonds)

1. back
2. bottom
3. fund; funding
4. foundation
5. (figuratively) basics, essence
6. background
7. (cooking) base

Related terms

• au fond
• fondation
• fondement
• fonder
• du fond du cœur
• à fond
• toile de fond

Verb

fond

1. third-person singular present indicative of fondre

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

fȍnd m (Cyrillic spelling фо̏нд)

1. fund

Declension

    declension of fond

	singular	plural
nominative	fond	fondovi
genitive	fonda	fondova
dative	fondu	fondovima
accusative	fond	fondove
vocative	fonde	fondovi
locative	fondu	fondovima
instrumental	fondom	fondovima

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Swedish

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Noun

fond c

1. fund
2. backdrop; a theatrical scenery
3. ("Kitchen French") broth

Declension

Declension of fond

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fond	fonden	fonder	fonderna
genitive	fonds	fondens	fonders	fondernas

Related terms

fund

• fondera