fond
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fond¹
- /fɒnd/ UK
- /fɑnd/ US
Sounds like fawned (cot–caught merger) · Rhymes with -ɒnd
Where it comes from
From Middle English fond, fonned, past participle of fonnen (“to be foolish, be simple, dote”), equivalent to fon + -ed. More at fon.
adjective fonder · fondest
- Having a liking or affection (for). I am fond of this song!
- Affectionate. a fond farewell
- Indulgent, doting. 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.
- Foolish; simple; weak. If you are so fond over her iniquity, give her patent to offend, for if it touch not you, it comes near nobody.
- Doted on; regarded with affection. Nor fix on fond abodes to circumscribe thy prayer.
fond²
- /fɒnd/ UK
- /fɑnd/ US
Sounds like fawned (cot–caught merger) · Rhymes with -ɒnd
Where it comes from
From French, ultimately from Latin fundus. Doublet of fund and fundus.
noun fonds
- The background design in lace-making.
- Brown residue in pans from cooking meats and vegetables. He used the fond to make a classic French pan sauce.
- A group of records having shared provenance. 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 f
- Foundation; bottom; groundwork.
- Fund, stock, or store.
