fond
English
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
From Middle English fond, fonned, past participle of fonnen (“to be foolish, be simple, dote”), equivalent to fon + -ed. More at fon.
Adjective
fond (comparative fonder, superlative fondest)
- (chiefly with of) Having a liking or affection (for).
- Affectionate.
- a fond farewell
- a fond mother or wife
- Indulgent.
- 1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 1, in 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.
- Outlandish; foolish; silly.
- Your fond dreams of flying to Jupiter have been quashed by the facts of reality.
- (obsolete) Foolish; simple; weak.
- 1603, William Shakespeare, Othello, Act IV, sc. 1:
- If you are so fond over her iniquity, give her patent
- to offend, for if it touch not you, it comes near
- nobody.
- 1605–06, William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens, sc. 2:
- Grant I may never prove so fond
- To trust man on his oath or bond.
- 1839, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Midnight Mass For the Dying Year
- The foolish, fond Old Year,
- 1603, William Shakespeare, Othello, Act IV, sc. 1:
- (obsolete) Doted on; regarded with affection.
- (Can we date this quote by Byron and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- Nor fix on fond abodes to circumscribe thy prayer.
- (Can we date this quote by Byron and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:affectionate
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Verb
fond (third-person singular simple present fonds, present participle fonding, simple past and past participle fonded)
- (obsolete) To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.
- (obsolete) To caress; to fondle.
- (Can we date this quote by Dryden and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- The Tyrian hugs and fonds thee on her breast.
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Etymology 2
From French, ultimately from Latin fundus. See fund.
Noun
fond (plural fonds)
- The background design in lace-making.
- (cooking) Brown residue in pans from cooking meats and vegetables.
- He used the fond to make a classic French pan sauce.
- (information science) A group of records having shared provenance.
- (obsolete) Foundation; bottom; groundwork.
- (obsolete) Fund, stock, or store.
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Czech
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Noun
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Further reading
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)
Inflection
Noun
fond c or n (singular definite fonden or fondet, plural indefinite fonde or fonder)
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old French, from Latin fundus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn.
Noun
fond m (plural fonds)
- back
- bottom
- fund; funding
- foundation
- (figuratively) basics, essence
- background
- (cooking) base
- (music) foundation stop on a pipe organ
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Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
fond
Further reading
- “fond”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Hungarian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
fond
Ladin
Etymology
Noun
fond m (plural fonds)
Maltese
Etymology
From Italian fondo, from Latin fundus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
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Noun
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Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English fēond.
Noun
fond (plural fondes)
- Alternative form of feend
Etymology 2
Adjective
fond
- Alternative form of fonned
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French fond, from Latin fundus
Noun
fond n (definite singular fondet, indefinite plural fond, definite plural fonda or fondene)
- a fund
Derived terms
References
- “fond” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French fond, from Latin fundus
Noun
fond n (definite singular fondet, indefinite plural fond, definite plural fonda)
- a fund
Derived terms
References
- “fond” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
fȍnd m (Cyrillic spelling фо̏нд)
Declension
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Noun
fond c
- fund
- backdrop; a theatrical scenery
- ("Kitchen French") broth
Declension
Declension of fond | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | fond | fonden | fonder | fonderna |
Genitive | fonds | fondens | fonders | fondernas |
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