Definition of Fond

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Definition of Fond

Fond

imp. of Find. Found.

Foolish; silly; simple; weak.

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).

Doted on; regarded with affection.

Trifling; valued by folly; trivial.

To caress; to fondle.

To be fond; to dote.

Foundation; bottom; groundwork;

The ground.

The broth or juice from braised flesh or fish, usually served as a sauce.

Fund, stock, or store.

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Fond Quotations

I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.
Winston Churchill

The gods too are fond of a joke.
Aristotle

People who have what they want are fond of telling people who haven't what they want that they really don't want it.
Ogden Nash

We are so fond on one another because our ailments are the same.
Jonathan Swift

I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.
Voltaire

To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love.
Jane Austen

A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.
Abraham Joshua Heschel

It is well that war is so terrible. We should grow too fond of it.
Robert E. Lee

I'm supposed to have a Ph.D. on the subject of women. But the truth is I've flunked more often than not. I'm very fond of women; I admire them. But, like all men, I don't understand them.
Frank Sinatra

Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.
Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fond Translations

fond in Swedish is tycka om

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