fond

Meanings

Adjective

  • Having a liking or affection (for).
  • Affectionate.
  • Indulgent.
  • Outlandish; foolish; silly.
  • Foolish; simple; weak.
  • Doted on; regarded with affection.

Verb

Noun

  • The background design in lace-making.
  • Brown residue in pans from cooking meats and vegetables.
  • A group of records having shared provenance.
  • Foundation; bottom; groundwork.
  • Fund, stock, or store.

Origin

  • From Middle English fond, fonned, past participle of fonnen, equivalent to fon + -ed. More at fon.
  • From French, ultimately from Latin fundus. fund, and fundus.

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