EGAVE

fond

About 7.63 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Having a liking or affection (for). .mw-parser-output .object-usage-tag{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .deprecated{color:var(--wikt-palette-grey-lime-8,olivedrab)}[ with of]
    I am fond of this song!
  2. adjective Affectionate.
    a fond farewell
  3. adjective Indulgent, doting.
    I have fond grandparents who spoil me.
  4. adjective Outlandish; foolish; silly.
    Your fond dreams of flying to Jupiter have been quashed by the facts of reality.
  5. adjective Foolish; simple; weak.
  6. adjective Doted on; regarded with affection.
  7. verb To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.
  8. verb To caress; to fondle.

Similar words

affectionate doting adoring lovesome loving caring tender foolish partial inclined

Often followed by

of du memories and de mother hope as hopes

Word family

fonded fonder fondest fonding fonds

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