English

Adjective

fond ‎(comparative fonder, superlative fondest)

1. (chiefly with of) Having a liking or affection (for).
   • Shakespeare

     more fond on her than she upon her love

   • Irving

     a great traveller, and fond of telling his adventures

2. Affectionate.

   a fond farewell

   a fond mother or wife

3. Indulgent.
   • 1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 1, in The Tragedy in Dartmoor Terrace:

     “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.

4. Outlandish; foolish; silly.

   Your fond dreams of flying to Jupiter have been quashed by the facts of reality.

5. (obsolete) Foolish; simple; weak.
   • Shakespeare

     Grant I may never prove so fond / To trust man on his oath or bond.

6. (obsolete) Doted on; regarded with affection.
   • Byron

     Nor fix on fond abodes to circumscribe thy prayer.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:affectionate

Derived terms

• fondly
• fondness
• overfond

Translations

Verb

fond ‎(third-person singular simple present fonds, present participle fonding, simple past and past participle fonded)

1. (obsolete) To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.
2. (obsolete) To caress; to fondle.
   • Dryden

     The Tyrian hugs and fonds thee on her breast.

Translations

Etymology 2

From French, ultimately from fundus. See fund.

Noun

fond ‎(plural fonds)

1. The background design in lace-making.
2. (cooking) brown residue in pans from cooking meats and vegetables.

   He used the fond to make a classic French pan sauce.

3. (obsolete) Foundation; bottom; groundwork.
4. (obsolete) Fund, stock, or store.

Translations

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

fond m

1. fund

Derived terms

• investiční fond m
• podílový fond m
• otevřený fond m
• uzavřený fond m
• dluhopisový fond m
• akciový fond m
• penzijní fond m
• růstový fond m
• výnosový fond m

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)

1. stock, broth

Inflection

Noun

fond c, n ‎(singular definite fonden or fondet, plural indefinite fonde or fonder)

1. fund
2. foundation, donation

French

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin fundus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔ̃/

Noun

fond m ‎(plural fonds)

1. back
2. bottom
3. fund; funding
4. foundation
5. (figuratively) basics, essence
6. background
7. (cooking) base
8. (music) foundation stop on a pipe organ

Related terms

• au fond
• fondation
• fondement
• fonder
• du fond du cœur
• à fond
• toile de fond

Verb

fond

1. third-person singular present indicative of fondre

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin fundus.

Noun

fond m ‎(plural fonds)

1. fund
2. bottom

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

fȍnd m ‎(Cyrillic spelling фо̏нд)

1. fund

Declension

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

fond c

1. fund
2. backdrop; a theatrical scenery
3. ("Kitchen French") broth

Declension

Related terms

fund

• fondera