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fond

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1. fond - Noun

2. fond - Adjective

3. fond - Verb

5. fond - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. Honoré de Balzac

Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to give bad examples. François de La Rochefoucauld

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

Do not treat your loved one like a swinging door: you are fond of it but you push it back and forth. Madagascan Proverb

The devil is fond of his own. Galician Proverb

She is fond of him–on the side where the pocket hangs. German Proverb

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