fondadjective
uk/fɒnd/us/fɑːnd/fond adjective (LIKING)
be fond of sb/sth
B1 to like someone or something very much; to like doing something:
She was very fond of horses.
"I'm very fond of you, you know," he said.
My brother is fond of pointing out my mistakes.
[ before noun ] happy and loving:
Many of us have fond memories of our childhoods.
We said a fond farewell to each other (= we said goodbye in a loving way) and promised to write.
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- I like to travel but, then again, I'm very fond of my home.
- Many people in Britain are fond of gardening .
- I didn't like him at first, but in the end I actually got quite fond of him.
- The children are not particularly fond of apples any more.
- I have fond memories of my college days.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Liking
- affection
- attached
- be a glutton for sth idiom
- be a hit with sb idiom
- be big on sth idiom
- grow
- have a lot of time for sb idiom
- have a thing about sth/sb idiom
- heart
- hit
- lick your lips idiom
- liking
- look kindly on sb/sth idiom
- soft corner
- soft spot
- take a shine to sb idiom
- take to sb/sth
- taken
- thing
- warm
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fond adjective (FOOLISH)
a fond belief/hope
something that you would like to be true but that is probably not:
I waited at home all evening in the fond hope that he might call.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Stupid and silly
- (as) thick as two short planks idiom
- absurd
- adolescent
- against your better judgment idiom
- asinine
- be crazy about sb/sth idiom
- certifiable
- dotty
- dozy
- drink, laugh, etc. yourself silly idiom
- drivel
- dumb
- gibber
- loony
- loopy
- lumpen
- lumpish
- madcap
- slow
- wrongheaded
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