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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

... the faces of some of them were painted with the same composition. Every present which Captain Cook made them they received without the least appearance of satisfaction. Of bread and elephant fish, which were offered them, they refused to taste, but shewed that they were fond of birds, as an article of food. Two pigs, which the captain had brought on shore, having come within their reach, they seized them by the ears, as a dog would have done, and would have carried them off immediately, apparently with no other intention ...

— Narrative of the Voyages Round The World, • A. Kippis

... was informed of the irritation of his generals he merely smiled, and said, "If I can deceive my own friends I can make certain of deceiving the enemy." Nothing shook his faith in Frederick the Great's maxim, which he was fond of quoting: "If I thought my coat knew my plans, I would take it off and burn it." An anecdote told by one of his brigadiers illustrates his reluctance to say more than necessary. Previous to the march to Richmond this officer met Jackson riding through Staunton. "Colonel," said the ...

— Stonewall Jackson And The American Civil War • G. F. R. Henderson

... very fond of good English; and thus it is that couplets from the Traveller and the Deserted Village have come into the common stock of our language, and that sometimes not so much on account of the ideas they convey, as through their ...

— Goldsmith - English Men of Letters Series • William Black

... feel? How would the blow affect her? What could he do to reassure her? How could he best comfort her? What fond promises and loving protestations could he offer that now more than ever he ...

— The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863 - Devoted to Literature and National Policy • Various

... banks of her rivers, and to muse by the stately towers or venerable ruins, once the honoured abodes of her heroes.' But that was a Utopian dream; he had dallied long enough with life, and now it was time he should be in earnest. 'I have a fond, an aged mother to care for; and some other bosom ties ...

— Robert Burns - Famous Scots Series • Gabriel Setoun

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