FromMiddle English fond ,fonned , past participle offonnen ( “ to be foolish, be simple, dote ” ) , equivalent tofon +-ed . More atfon .
fond (comparative fonder ,superlative fondest )
Having aliking oraffection (for). [( chiefly ) with of ]I amfond of this song!
c. 1595–1596 (date written),William Shakespeare , “A Midsommer Nights Dreame ”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio ), London: [ … ] Isaac Iaggard , andEd[ ward] Blount , published1623 ,→OCLC ,[ Act II, scene i] :morefond on her than she upon her love
Affectionate .afond farewell
afond mother or wife
Indulgent , doting.I havefond grandparents who spoil me.
1904–1905 , Baroness Orczy [i.e. ,Emma Orczy ], “The Tragedy in Dartmoor Terrace ”, inThe Case of Miss Elliott , London:T[homas] Fisher Unwin , published1905 ,→OCLC ; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909,OCLC 11192831 , quoted inThe Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html) , Australia:Project Gutenberg of Australia , February 2020:“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 afond mother, she had the desire of mapping out that son's future entirely according to her own ideas. [ …] ”
Outlandish ;foolish ;silly .Yourfond dreams of flying to Jupiter have beenquashed by the facts of reality. ( obsolete ) Foolish; simple; weak.c. 1603–1604 (date written),William Shakespeare , “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice ”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [ … ] (First Folio ), London: [ … ] Isaac Iaggard , andEd[ ward] Blount , published1623 ,→OCLC ,[ Act IV, scene i] :If you are sofond over her iniquity, give her patent to offend, for if it touch not you, it comes near nobody.
c. 1605–1608 ,William Shakespeare , “The Life of Tymon of Athens ”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [ … ] (First Folio ), London: [ … ] Isaac Iaggard , andEd[ ward] Blount , published1623 ,→OCLC ,[ Act I, scene ii] :Grant I may never prove sofond To trust man on his oath or bond.
1667 ,John Milton , “Book VII”, inParadise Lost. [ … ] , London: [ … ] [Samuel Simmons ], and are to be sold by Peter Parker [ … ] ;[ a] nd by Robert Boulter [ … ] ;[ a] nd Matthias Walker, [ … ] ,→OCLC ; republished asParadise Lost in Ten Books: [ … ] , London: Basil Montagu Pickering [ … ] ,1873 ,→OCLC :[T]hou seest How suttly to detaine thee I devise, Inviting thee to hear while I relate,Fond , were it not in hope of thy reply …
1669 ,John Dryden ,Tyrannic Love , III.ii:But reason with yourfond religion fights, For many gods are many infinites …
1839 , Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,Midnight Mass For the Dying Year :The foolish,fond Old Year,
( obsolete ) Doted on; regarded with affection.having a liking or affection for
affectionate
Bulgarian:нежен (bg) ( nežen ) ,любящ ( ljubjašt ) Czech:milující Danish:øm ,kærlig Finnish:hellä (fi) Galician:afectuoso m German:lieb haben (de) ,gern haben ( be fond of ) Hungarian:szerető (hu) ,gyengéd (hu) Irish:cion a bheith agat ar( be fond of ) ,muirneach Italian:affettuoso (it) ,tenero (it) ,amoroso (it) ,premuroso (it) Maori:mateoha Portuguese:afeiçoado (pt) ,meigo (pt) ,carinhoso (pt) Russian:лю́бящий (ru) ( ljúbjaščij ) ,не́жный (ru) ( néžnyj ) Sicilian:biḍḍuzzu m ,affittusu m ,amurusu m Spanish:afectuoso (es) Swedish:tillgiven (sv) Ukrainian:люблячий m ( ljubljačyj ) ,ніжний m ( nižnyj )
indulgent
Danish:eftergivende Finnish:lempeä (fi) ,hyväntahtoinen (fi) Galician:indulxente m or f Hungarian:engedékeny (hu) Italian:indulgente (it) ,condiscendente (it) ,benevolo (it) ,comprensivo (it) ,tollerante (it) ,compiacente (it) Portuguese:indulgente (pt) ,complacente (pt) ,tolerante (pt) Sicilian:bunazzu m ,cunniscinnenti m or f ,binèvulu ,binignu ,pazzienti ,tulliranti Spanish:indulgente (es) ,condescendiente (es)
outlandish
Bulgarian:наивен (bg) ( naiven ) Danish:eksotisk ,aparte Finnish:löyhäpäinen ,typerä (fi) Italian:pazzesco (it) ,insensato (it) ,immaginario (it) Portuguese:insensato (pt) ,tolo (pt) ,imprudente (pt) ,precipitado (pt) Sicilian:stròlicu m ,nzinzatu m ,stranu (scn) m Spanish:insensato (es) ,imprudente (es)
fond (third-person singular simple present fonds ,present participle fonding ,simple past and past participle fonded )
( obsolete ) To have a foolishaffection for, tobe fond of .( obsolete ) Tocaress ; tofondle .1697 ,Virgil , “The First Book of theÆneis ”, inJohn Dryden , transl.,The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. [ … ] , London: [ … ] Jacob Tonson , [ … ] ,→OCLC :The Tyrian hugs andfonds thee on her breast.
be fond of, have affection for
Bulgarian:оби́чам (bg) ( obíčam ) Chinese:Mandarin:喜好 (zh) ( xǐhào ) ,喜歡 / 喜欢 (zh) ( xǐhuān ) ,愛好 / 爱好 (zh) ( àihào ) Czech:mít rád (cs) Danish:glad (da) ,holde af (da) ,kunne lide Estonian:kalliks pidama ,armastama (et) ,üle uhke olema French:tenir à ,être épris de (fr) German:gern haben (de) ,hängen an (de) ,mögen (de) ,lieben (de) ,lieb haben (de) Hungarian:szível (hu) Italian:volere bene ,piacere (it) Japanese:気に入る (ja) ( きにいる, ki ni iru ) ,好く (ja) ( すく, suku ) Norwegian:være glad i Polish:lubić (pl) Portuguese:ter carinho (pt) Russian:люби́ть (ru) ( ljubítʹ ) ,( intransitive ) нра́виться (ru) ( nrávitʹsja ) Scottish Gaelic:is math le Spanish:tener cariño a ,querer (es) Swedish:tycka om (sv) ,hålla av (sv) Vietnamese:yêu mến (vi)
FromFrench , ultimately fromLatin fundus .Doublet offund andfundus .
fond (plural fonds )
The background design in lace-making. ( cooking ) Brown residue in pans from cooking meats and vegetables.He used thefond to make a classic French pan sauce.
( information science ) A group ofrecords having sharedprovenance .1999 ,Graham Kee Lee Tan ,Village social organisation and peasant action: Right-bank Ukraine during the revolution 1917–1923 (doctoral dissertation ),London :University College London School of Slavonic and East European Studies , Preface & Acknowledgements,page 3 :To denote archival material collected from Ukrainian archives I have used the Ukrainian system of classification (i.e.fond , opys, sprava and arkush). I have used the Russian system for material from Russian archives (i.e.fond , opis, delo, stranitsa). I have also provided a glossary of terms used for Ukrainian, Russian or Polish terms at the back of the thesis for easy reference.
( obsolete ) Foundation; bottom; groundwork.( obsolete ) Fund, stock, or store.substance used for cooking
Borrowed fromFrench fond .
fond m inan
fund Declension offond (hard masculine inanimate )
“fond ”, inPříruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech),1935–1957 “fond ”, inSlovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech),1960–1971, 1989 “fond ”, inInternetová jazyková příručka (in Czech),2008–2025 FromFrench fond , fromLatin fundus , fromProto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn . Cognate withDanish bund .
fond c or n (singular definite fonden or fondet ,plural indefinite fonde or fonder )
fund foundation ,donation FromFrench fond , identical to the former word.
fond c (singular definite fonden ,plural indefinite fonder )
stock ,broth Inherited fromOld French , fromLatin fundus .Doublet offonds .
fond m (plural fonds )
back bottom fund ;funding foundation ( figuratively ) content Synonym: contenu Coordinate term: forme lefond et la forme ―(please add an English translation of this usage example) ( figuratively ) essence lefond du problème ―(please add an English translation of this usage example) background ( cooking ) base ( music ) foundationstop on apipe organ See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
fond
third-person singular present indicative offondre fon +-d
fond
second-person singular subjunctive present definite offon FromLatin fundus .
fond m (plural fonds )
fund bottom Borrowed fromItalian fondo .
fond (feminine singular fonda ,plural fondi )
deep Synonyms: għammieq ,profond fond m
depth ( that which is deep below; the deepest part ) Synonyms: għamieq ,profondità base ;bottom fund fond (plural fondes )
Alternative form offend fond
Alternative form offonned FromFrench fond , fromLatin fundus .
fond n (definite singular fondet ,indefinite plural fond ,definite plural fonda or fondene )
afund “fond” inThe Bokmål Dictionary .FromFrench fond , fromLatin fundus .
fond n (definite singular fondet ,indefinite plural fond ,definite plural fonda )
afund “fond” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary .Borrowed fromFrench fond , itself fromLatin fundus . Doublet of the inheritedfund .
fond n (plural fonduri )
fund background content ,substance ,essence Borrowed fromFrench fond .
fȍnd m (Cyrillic spelling фо̏нд )
fund FromFrench fond .
fond c
fund [since 1715] backdrop ; a theatrical scenery[since 1783] ( cooking , "Kitchen French ") broth [since 1979] fund