Definition of overfond in English:
overfond
adjective əʊvəˈfɒndˌoʊvərˈfɑnd
Having too great an affection or liking for someone or something.
he's been getting overfond of this Pinot Grigio
Example sentencesExamples
- Perhaps I am overfond of this cartoon, because I wore out the storybook record of it when I was a child.
- It still basks in the quick reversals McDonagh is overfond of, and the characters are even more inconsistent.
Synonyms
adoring, devoted, doting, loving, caring, affectionate, warm, tender, kind, attentive, solicitous
Derivatives
adverb
noun
Likening an overfondness for messaging to alcoholism and drug addiction, the clinic offers to ‘cure’ keypad addicts through hypnotherapy and something called neurolinguistic programming.
Definition of overfond in US English:
overfond
adjectiveˌōvərˈfändˌoʊvərˈfɑnd
Having too great an affection or liking for someone or something.
he's been getting overfond of this Pinot Grigio
Example sentencesExamples
- It still basks in the quick reversals McDonagh is overfond of, and the characters are even more inconsistent.
- Perhaps I am overfond of this cartoon, because I wore out the storybook record of it when I was a child.
Synonyms
adoring, devoted, doting, loving, caring, affectionate, warm, tender, kind, attentive, solicitous