Fond

Definition: Fond

Fond

Adjective

1. Having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace".

2. Extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother".

3. (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for; "fond of chocolate"; "partial to horror movies".

4. Absurd or silly because unlikely; "fond hopes of becoming President"; "fond fancies".

Date "fond" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Domain	Definition
Literature	Fond A foolish, fond parent. Here fond does not mean affectionate, but silly. Chaucer uses the word fonne for a simpleton, and the Scotch fou is to play the fool. Shakespeare has "fond desire," "fond love," "fond shekels of gold," "fond wretch," "fond madwoman," etc. "Fondling" means an idiot, or one fond. "See how simple and how fond I am." Shakespeare: Midsummer Night's Dream, iii. 2. "Fonder than ignorance." Shakespeare: Troilus and Cressida, i. 1. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Fond

Synonyms: adoring (adj), affectionate (adj), caring (adj), doting (adj), fond(p) (adj), lovesome (adj), partial(p) (adj), tender (adj), warm (adj). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Completeness	Throughout; from first to last, from beginning to end, from end to end, from one end to the other, from Dan to Beersheba, from head to foot, from top to toe, from top to bottom, de fond en comble; a fond, a capite ad calcem, ab ovo usque ad mala, fore and aft; every, whit, every inch; cap-a-pie, to the end of the chapter; up to the brim, up to the ears, up to the eyes; as.. as can be.
Hope	Castles in the air, castles in Spain, chateaux en Espagne, le pot aut lait, Utopia, millennium; day dream, golden dream; dream of Alnaschar; airy hopes, fool's paradise; mirage; (fallacies of vision); fond hope.
Intrinsicality	Adverb: intrinsically; Adjective: at bottom, in the main, in effect, practically, virtually, substantially, au fond; fairly.
Love	Affectionate, tender, sweet upon, sympathetic, loving; amorous, amatory; fond, erotic, uxorious, ardent, passionate, rapturous, devoted, motherly.
	Adjective: loving; Verb: fond of; taken with, struck with; smitten, bitten; attached to, wedded to; enamored; charmed; Verb: in love; love-sick; over head and ears in love, head over heels in love.
Warfare	Phrase: the battle rages; a la guerre comme a la guerre; bis peccare in bello non licet; jus gladii; "my voice is still for war"; "'tis well that war is so terrible, otherwise we might grow fond of it"; "my sentence is for open war"; "pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war"; "the cannons have their bowels full of wrath"; "the cannons..spit forth their iron indignation"; "the fire-eyed maid of smoky war"; silent leges inter arma; si vis pacem para bellum.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Fond

English words defined with "fond": adoring, affectionate ♦ big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful ♦ care for, caress, caring, Carpetmonger, Cat thyme, cherish, cherished, Churchy, convivial ♦ Disquisitive, Doter, doting ♦ Embracive ♦ Festlich, Fox-hunting, freehanded, Fumacious ♦ Gastronomer, giving, good-time, Grisette ♦ handsome, hold dear, hospitableness ♦ King hake ♦ Lapling, liberal, like, lovesome ♦ Mulierose ♦ Nemophilist ♦ openhanded, Opinator, Opinionist, Ostentator, overfond ♦ Phaeacian, Philo-, Philopolemical, Philoprogenitive, Philotechnical, Plagose, precious, punster ♦ Revelous, rich ♦ Scribatious, Spooney, SSociable ♦ tender, To set the heart upon, To take to, treasure, treasured ♦ uxorious ♦ wanted, warm. (references)

Specialty definitions using "fond": ADAM, Amundeville, Asa Loki ♦ Bears are caught by Honey, Boon Companion, Bottled Beer, Brandy Nan, Britomartis ♦ COCKER, COLE, Cooing and Billing, CREMATION ♦ ELIJAH ♦ Gama, Grimwig ♦ Hermetic Powder, HOLMES, Honey Madness, Hubert ♦ Jelly Pardons ♦ KANGAROO, Korrigans ♦ Lismahago, Louis Dix-huit, LOVER ♦ MEDICI ♦ saint, SOLOMON, Stockings ♦ WELCH RABBIT. (references)

Etymologies containing "fond": spermophile. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Fond" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Albanian (bankroll, fund, reserve, stock), Czech (collection, fund), Dutch (ground, soil), French (back, background, bed, body, bosom, bottom, crux, depth, end, essence, foundation, fundus, gist, ground, heart, inwardness, substance, supply), German (back, background, foundation, rear), Hawaiian (fund), Norwegian (fund), Romanian (background, bottom, content, elements, essence, field, fund, gist, ground, groundwork, gut, matter, spine, staple, stock, substance, sum, supply), Serbo-Croatian (fund), Swedish (back, background, capital, centre, foundation, fund, stock, store).

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Aw, Al, I'm gettin' kinda fond of you, kid. Not that I wanna pick out curtains or anything (Aladdin; writing credit: Roger Allers; Ron Clements) My father was fond of saying you need three things in life--a good doctor, a forgiving priest, and a clever accountant (Schindler's List; writing credit: Steven Zaillian) I'm not too fond of our Stonewall Jackson, either (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) Aerodynamically impossible for them to fly, but they do it. I'm rather fond of bumblebees (Doctor Who; writing credit: Basil Caplan; Martin Defalco) 'Cause, you know, sometimes our missions end up with you trying to kill me. I'm not fond of those (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer)
Lyrics	Au fond de mon regard (Someone I love, Someone who loves me; performing artist: Dion)
Movie/TV Titles	Par dix-huit mètres de fond (1943) Le Ravin sans fond (1917) Fond Heart Saves the Day (1913) Drame au fond de la mer (1901) Une famille du fond (1999)
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Domain	Title
Books	A Forever Story: The People & Community of the Fond Du Lac Reservation (reference) Fond Du Lac: A Gift of the Glacier County (reference) Fond Memory (reference) In the Kitchen With Family & Friends: An Anniversary Collection of Yummy Recipes & Fond Memories for Sharing With Those You Love! (reference) No Fond Return of Love (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Fond Du Lac County Historical Society & Historic Galloway Ho (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Palisades Amusement Park, A Century of Fond Memories (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Fond Memories (reference) New York: With Fond Memories (reference) San Francisco: With Fond Memories (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech	TRADITIONAL CHINESE FOND DIMM (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
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Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	In: "Voyage au pole sud et dans l'Oceanie ....." by the French ships ASTROLABE and ZELEE under the command of Dumont D'Urville. Plate 10. Fond de la Riviere Gennes. Detroit de Magellan. Library Call Number Q115 .D9 1842. Credit: Treasures of the Library.		The same man. Easy to see you're fond of children old Chap! Taste my nice ... Credit: Library of Congress.
	Dairy herd. Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. Credit: Library of Congress.		Roadside sign, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Cattle on large dairy farm, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. Credit: Library of Congress.		Dairy farm, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Farm buildings. Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. Credit: Library of Congress.		Farmyard. Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. Credit: Library of Congress.
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Author	Quotation
Benjamin Franklin	Fond pride of dress is sure a very curse; E'er fancy you consult, consult your purse.
Diogenes Laertius	When asked why he did not become a father, Thales answered, "Because I am fond of children."
Douglas William Jerrold	Some people are so fond of bad luck they run half way to meet it.
George Eliot	Certainly, the mistakes that we male and female mortals make when we have our own way might fairly raise some wonder that we're so fond of it.
Henry Morgan	People with insufficient personalities are fond of cats. These people adore being ignored.
John Dryden	Nature meant me a wife, a silly harmless household Dove, fond without art; and kind without deceit.
John Gay	What then in love can woman do? If we grow fond they shun us. And when we fly them, they pursue: But leave us when they've won us.
Jonathan Swift	We are so fond on one another because our ailments are the same.
Marguerite Duras	You have to be very fond of men. Very, very fond. You have to be very fond of them to love them. Otherwise they're simply unbearable.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Emma	Austen, Jane	She was very fond of singing
Sylvie and Bruno	Carroll, Lewis	The fond mother
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	He was fond of joking, says Fleury de Chaboulon
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	He was fond of his folks, but never showed it in any way.
Gulliver's Travels	Swift, Jonathan	The Queen became so fond of my company, that she could not dine without me.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Infection is fond throughout the world. (references)
Business		The British are fond of scenic drives with the Grand Canyon, a popular fly/drive or RV rental destination. (references)
		As the French are also highly fond of culture and history, many French visitors choose cities renowned for their artwork or museums. (references)
Trade	Chad	Some development projects are financed by international financial institutions such as the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AFDB/BAD); the Central African Development Bank (Banque de Developpement des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale - BDEAC); the European Investment Bank (Banque Europeen d'Investissement); the Islamic Development Bank; the European Development Fund (Fond Europeen pour le Developpement - FED); and the Arabic Fund for Economy and Social Development. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	SAINT, n. A dead sinner revised and edited. The Duchess of Orleans relates that the irreverent old calumniator, Marshal Villeroi, who in his youth had known St. Francis de Sales, said, on hearing him called saint: "I am delighted to hear that Monsieur de Sales is a saint. He was fond of saying indelicate things, and used to cheat at cards. In other respects he was a perfect gentleman, though a fool."
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Pierce Brosnan	Halle and I have become very good friends. She is somebody who I got on with greatly, very fond of her. She is a woman who is at the top of her game, and she is very generous, and a good heart.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	As I look around this gathering, I am filled with countless warm and fond memories.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Fond" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Fond" is used about 1,174 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	100%	1,174	6,572

Expressions using "fond": au fond ♦ be fond of ♦ be fond of doing smth. ♦ be fond of show ♦ be fond of smb. ♦ be very fond of ♦ become fond of ♦ Fond du Lac ♦ Fond du Lac County ♦ fond hope ♦ fond mother ♦ fond of ♦ fond of athletics ♦ fond of children ♦ fond of horses ♦ fond of learning ♦ fond of scandal ♦ fond of verbosity ♦ fond one's way ♦ fond regard ♦ get fond of ♦ grow fond ♦ grow fond of ♦ grow fond of smb. ♦ North Fond Du La ♦ North Fond du Lac ♦ passionately fond ♦ too fond of comfort. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "fond": over-fond.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "fond"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaans		mal wees oor (be fond of, love). (various references)

Albanian		naiv (credulous, ingenuous, lamb, naïve, naif, simpleminded, untutored), ledhatues (caressing), i dhënë së tepërmi, i dashur (affable, affected, affectionate, amiable, baby, beloved, caring, darling, dear, debonair, friendly, genial, gentle, good, good natured, kind, kindly, love, pleasant, precious, sweetheart, sweetie, Sweeting, sweety, Truelove, Valentine, warm). (various references)

Arabic		‏مغرم (involved), ‏محب (affectionate, attached, loving, tender), ‏متسامح (broad minded, forbearing, forgiving, indulgent, large minded, lenient, liberal, merciful, mild, permissive, soft, tolerant), ‏حنون (affectionate, compassionate, feeling, kind, merciful, motherly, pitying, soft-hearted, soulful, tender, tender-hearted, whole-hearted), ‏أثير (beloved, darling, favorite, favourite). (various references)

Bulgarian		гальовен (caressing), нежен (affectionate, dainty, delicate, dovelike, downy, fatherly, fragile, frail, loving, maidenly, melodious, melting, slender, soft, sweet, tender, womanly), наивен (artless, green, guileless, gullible, ingenuous, jejune, naпve, naif, silly, simple, undesigning, unsophisticated, untutored, unworldly, wide-eyed). (various references)

Chinese		喜欢 (liked, liking, Pleasing). (various references)

Czech		toužebný (lingering, wishful, yearning), pošetilý (airy fairy, cock eyed, crackpot, fatuous, foolish, gowk, naïve, preposterous, silly, unreasonable), nìžný (affectionate, soft, tender), milující (affectionate, loving), mazlivý (cuddly), bláhový (foolish). (various references)

Danish		være vild efter (be fond of, love). (various references)

Dutch		verzot zýn op (be fond of, love), gek zýn op (be fond of, love), dol zýn op (be fond of, love). (various references)

Esperanto		ŝategi (be fond of, love). (various references)

Farsi		مایل (Desirous, Gauche, Lief, Oblique, Solicitous, Wilful), مشتاق (Agog, Anxious, Avid, Desirous, Eager, Earnest, Enthusiast, Enthusiastic, Fervid, Hippie, Hungry, Keen, Perfervid, Raring, Solicitous, Studious, Thirsty, Wilful, Wishful, Wistful), علاقمند, خواهان (Actor, Candidate, Complainant, Desirous, Studious, Wishful), انس گرفته , شیفته (Amorous, Captive, Gaga, Mad). (various references)

Finnish		perso (a pig for, extremely fond, greedy), mieltyä (become fond of, take to), lapsirakas (fond of children), kiintynyt johonkuhun (devoted to, fond of), huvittelunhaluinen (fond of amusement, pleasure loving). (various references)

French		tendre, indulgent (forbearing, forbearingly, forgiven, forgiving), amoureux (follower). (various references)

German		zärtlich (affectionate, affectionately, amorous, caressing, endearing, fondly, gentle, loving, lovingly, tender, tenderly), verliebt (amatory, amorous, amorously, enamored, enamoured, falls in love). (various references)

Greek		στοργικόσ (affectionate, loving), στοργικός (affectionate, caring), υπεραγαπών, φιλόστοργοσ (affectionate), αυτόσ που αγαπάει πολύ, τρυφερόσ (loving, tender), τρυφερός (caring, tender). (various references)

Hebrew		מחבב (affectionate, partial). (various references)

Hungarian		szeretõ (light-o'-love, lover, loving, mistress, paramour, Valentine), szerető (affectionate, lover, loving, marrow, paramour, sisterly, solicitude, sweetheart, sweetie), kedvenc (advantageous, angel, darling, favorite, favourable, favourite, pet), hiszékeny (confiding, credulous, green, gullible, quick of belief), gyöngéd, dédelgetett (cherished). (various references)

Icelandic		vera vitlaus í (be fond of, love). (various references)

Indonesian		menyukai. (various references)

Italian		tenero (soft, sweet, tender), appassionato (ardent, eager, enthusiast, fan, heated, impassioned, interested, keen, lover, passionate, sultry), amante (amateur, keen, lover, lover of, lovingly, man), affezionato (attached, clingy, loving), affettuoso (affectionate, cordial, endearing, hearty, loving, warm-hearted). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		子煩悩 (indulgent). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		�"ぼ�"のう (indulgent). (various references)

Korean		다� �한 (Affectionate). (various references)

Manx		ommidagh (crack, crack of person, daft, dense, dense of mind, inept), keainal (accommodating, civil, civil as person, lenient, obliging), graihagh (affectionate, amorous, lovable, lovesome, loving). (various references)

Norwegian		kjærlig (loving). (various references)

Pig Latin		ondfay.(various references)

Portuguese		carinhoso (affectionate, amorous, loving), apreciador (appraiser, connoisseur, fancier), apaixonado (doting, enthusiastic, heartwarming, hot-blooded, impassioned, in love, inamorato, infatuated, lover, lovesick, nutty, passionate, spoony, stormy, swain, tropic, tropical, vehement, warm, warm-blooded), amoroso (amative, amorous, loveable, loverlike, loving), amigo (boyfriend, brother, bud, chap, chum, downstage, friend, friendly, kind, kindly, matey, maty, nice, pal, pally, well-wisher), amável (accommodating, affable, amiable, attentive, complaisant, complimentary, courteous, friendly, genial, gentle, good-humored, good-humoured, good-natured, kind, kindly, likable, likeable, lovable, nice, obsequious, pleasing, sociable, sporty, sweet, well-natured), afeiçoado (affectionate, attached, devoted, friend). (various references)

Romanian		fi amator de (fancy), tandru (affectionate, amorous, dearly, fondly, gentle, gently, loving, soft, soft-hearted, tender, tenderly), prea indulgent, iubitor (affectionate, affectionately, amorous, devoted, endearing, fancy man, loving), duios (affectionate, dearly, doleful, endearing, loving, pathetic, pathetically, soft, sorrowful, sweet, tender), dezmierdãtor (affectionate, charming, delightful, sweet, tender), bun (affectionate, applicable, belongings, beneficial, benevolent, bonny, bright, canny, capital, clever, decent, domain, eminent, fair, favorable, favourable, fine, fit, fitting, fortunate, fortune, genuine, good, goods, grand, grandfather, grandparent, happy, honest, humane, kind, kindly, nice, okay, pleasurable, proper, real, right, salutary, skilful, skillful, soft-hearted, splendid, suitable, true, upright, useful, virtuous, well, wholesome). (various references)

Russian		любящий (adoring, affectionate, affectionately, amatory, loving). (various references)

Scottish		toigheach, gaolach (beloved), beadarrach (cajoling, pampered, sportive). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		sklon (bent, disposed, inclinable, inclined, minded, open, partial, prone, slanted), nežan (affectionate, dainty, delicate, endearing, frail, gentle, kind, loving, melting, tender), koji voli (loving). (various references)

Spanish		indulgente (forgiving, indulgent, lenient), cariñoso (adoring, affable, affectionate, amorous, endearing, kind, kindly, loving, warm), aficionado (amateur, amateurish, bushleague, dabbler, dilettante, fan, fancier, keen, lover, non-professional, partial), afectuoso (affectionate, cordial, devoted, selfless, tender, warm). (various references)

Swedish		tycka om (appreciate, be fond of, care for, enjoy, fancy, like), släpphänt (butterfingered, indulgent), kärleksfull (affectionate, amorous, loving, lovingly, tender), innerlig (devout, fervent, heartfelt, hearty, home-felt, intimate), eftergiven (acquiescent, compliant, conformable, indulgent, lenient, permissive, pliable, pliant, weak-kneed), öm (affectionate, loving, raw, sore, tender). (various references)

Thai		ลมๆ แล้งๆ (ความหวัง), �"้วยความรักใคร่. (various references)

Turkish		seven (affectionate, loving, phil-, phile), pervasız (bluff, careless, daft, daring, devil may care, fearless, gutsy, harum scarum, reckless), düşkün (addict, addicted, affected, almsman, decayed, devotee, doting, down at heels, fallen, fallen on hard times, given to, jealous, jealous of, keen, keen on, partial, poor, sharp-set), abartılı (dithyrambic, exaggerated, fustian, hyperbolic, hyperbolical, inflated, magniloquent, ornate, overdone, puffy, slobbery, spread eagle, stagey, stagy, steep, swelling, tall, theatrical, turgescent, turgid, well-rounded), aşırı (acute, beastly, beyond, breakneck, camp, confoundedly, cruelly, crusted, damned, dead, deep, desperate, desperately, devilish, disproportionate, every other day, exaggerated, exceeding, excessive, excessively, exorbitant, exquisite, extortionate, extravagant, extreme, extremely, fancy, ferocious, filthy, fulsome, hard, heavy, hell, hell of, high, horrendous, horrific, hyper-, immoderate, inordinate, intense, intensive, like hell, like sin, outrageous, over, overweening, precious, shocking, splitting, steep, super, terribly, thick, ultra, unbounded, unco, unconscionable, undue, unmeasured, unreasonable, violent). (various references)

Turkmen		gowy gцrmek (be fond of, like). (various references)

Ukrainian		фонд (bank, chest, fund, stock), фон (background, champ, groundwork, tint), ніжний (affectional, affectionate, balmy, delicate, devoted, fatherly, melting, sentimental, silken, silky, sisterly, soft, tender), нерозсудливий (bullheaded, fool, imprudent, inconsiderate, indiscreet, injudicious, precipitate, reckless, unadvised, unreasonable, unwise), люблячий (affectionate, amatory, loving). (various references)

Vietnamese		yêu mến quá đỗi, ngây thơ (naive). (various references)

Welsh		hoff (dear), cu (beloved, dear, kind). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Middle English	1100-1500	fonne. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Mark Chapter 7, Verse 30
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai apelqousa eiV ton oikon authV euren to daimonion exelhluqoV kai thn qugatera beblhmenhn epi thV klinhV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Et cum abisset domum suam invenit puellam iacentem supra lectum et daemonium exisse
Old English	990	West Saxon	And þa hyo on hire us eode. hyoge-mette þt maigden on hire bedde liggende.& þane deofel ut-agan.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And whanne she hadde gon hom, she fond the wenche sittinge on the bedd, and the deuel gon out `fro hir.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	And when she was come home to her housse she founde the devyll departed and her doughter lyinge on the beed.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And when she had come to her house, she found the demon had gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And she went away to her house, and saw the child on the bed, and the evil spirit gone out.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Mark Chapter 7, Verse 30
Cebuano	Ug siya mipauli, ug iyang nakita ang bata nga naghigda sa katri ug gigulaan na sa yawa.
Croatian	I ode kuæi te naðe dijete gdje leži na postelji, a zloduh je bio izišao.
Danish	Og hun gik bort til sit Hus og fandt Barnet liggende på Sengen og den onde Ånd udfaren.
Dutch	En als zij in haar huis kwam, vond zij, dat de duivel uitgevaren was, en de dochter liggende op het bed.
Finnish	Ja vaimo meni kotiinsa ja havaitsi lapsen makaavan vuoteella ja riivaajan lähteneen hänestä.
French	Et, quand elle rentra dans sa maison, elle trouva l`enfant couchée sur le lit, le démon étant sorti.
Gaelic	`S nuair rainig i a tigh, fhuair i an nighean `na laidhe air an leabaidh, `s an deomhan air a dhol a mach aisde.
German	Und sie ging hin in ihr Haus und fand, daß der Teufel war ausgefahren und die Tochter auf dem Bette liegend.
Haitian Creole	Lè fanm lan rive lakay li, li jwenn pitit la kouche byen trankil sou kabann lan. Move lespri a te gen tan soti sou li.
Hungarian	És haza menvén, úgy találá, hogy az ördög kiment, a leány pedig az ágyon feküvék.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Ibu itu pulang. Di rumah, ia mendapati anaknya sedang berbaring di tempat tidur, dan roh jahat benar-benar sudah keluar dari anak itu.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Setelah perempuan itu sampai ke rumahnya, didapatinya demikian, yaitu budak itu berbaring di atas tempat tidur, dan setan itu pun sudah keluar.
Maori	A ka haere atu ia ki tona whare, na rokohanga atu e takoto ana tana kotiro i runga i te moenga, kua puta te rewera.
Norwegian	Og hun gikk bort til sitt hus og fant at barnet lå på sengen, og at den onde ånd var faret ut.
Portuguese	E, voltando ela para casa, achou a menina deitada sobre a cama, e que o demônio já havia saído.
Rumanian	Wi cknd a intrat femeia kn casa ei, a gqsit pe copilq culcatq kn pat; wi iewise dracul din ea.
Shuar	Takui niisha wémiayi. Tura ni jeen Jeá, ni nawantrin íwianch Jíinkimtai pénker ajas peaknum tepan Wáinkiamiayi.
Swahili	Basi, akaenda nyumbani kwake, akamkuta mtoto amelala kitandani, na pepo amekwisha mtoka.
Swedish	Och när hon kom hem, fann hon flickan ligga på sängen och såg att den onde anden hade farit ut.
Uma	Kanculii' -nami totina toei. Rata hi tomi, nahilo ana' -na rodo-imi hi poturua-na, apa' malai mpu'u-mi seta.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "fond": fondant, fondants, fonded, fonder, fondest, fonding, fondle, fondled, fondler, fondlers, fondles, fondling, fondlings, fondly, fondness, fondnesses, fonds, fondu, fondue, fondues, fondus. (additional references)
	Words ending with "fond": overfond, plafond, unfond. (additional references)
	Words containing "fond": plafonds. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Fond" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: dond, fendi, fendo, Fendt, fenmd, findi, findl, findo, fnord, Foad, fobd, fod, fodd, foed, foid, foln, fom, fona, fonc, Fonde, Fondo, fong, fonk, fonn, fono, Fonu, fony, fonz, fooad, foon, foud, funcd, Funda, fundi, fundo, fundy, funf, funrd, fynd, Ofd, ond, vond, zond. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "fond" (pronounced fÄ"nd)
3	-Ä" n d	beyond, blond, blonde, bond, conned, correspond, donned, frond, Monde, pond, respond, wand.
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "d-f-n-o"
	-1 letter: don, fon, nod.
	-2 letters: do, no, od, of, on.
	Words containing the letters "d-f-n-o"
	+1 letter: fonds, fondu, found, frond.
	+2 letters: enfold, fandom, fantod, foined, fonded, fonder, fondle, fondly, fondue, fondus, founds, fronds, infold, offend, unfold, unfond.
	+3 letters: cofound, confide, cornfed, doffing, enfolds, fandoms, fanfold, fantods, folding, fondant, fondest, fonding, fondled, fondler, fondles, fondues, fording, fordone, forfend, founded, founder, foundry, fronded, fronted, frowned, fungoid, handoff, infolds, nonfood, offends, offhand, onefold, outfind, pinfold, plafond, refound, sendoff, tenfold, unfolds, unfound.
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Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
fond du lac wisconsin	702	de ecran fond	17
d ecran fond	414	d e9cran fond	17
du fond lac reporter	316	du fond lac movie theater	16
ecran fond	313	du fond lac newspaper	16
fond d écran	253	fond du lac high school	15
fond du lac	125	du fond lac walleye weekend	15
cran d fond	123	du fond humane lac society	15
fond	67	du fond lac library public	15
fond écran	58	fond du lac weather	13
cran fond	42	du fond lac university wisconsin	13
du fond lac theater	38	city of fond du lac	13
fond du lac county	34	fond de commerce	13
county du fair fond lac	30	du fond job lac	13
uw fond du lac	24	d fond écrans	12
decran fond	24	fond marin	12
d ecrans fond	24	fond du lac hotel	11
marian college of fond du lac	22	d ecran fond gratuit	11
cran d fond ã	21	ecrans fond	10
district du fond lac school	20	d ecrant fond	10
de fond image	18	fond du lac real estate	10
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Fond

Definition: Fond

Fond

Adjective

Specialty Definition: Fond

Synonyms: Fond

Synonyms within Context: Fond

Completeness

Hope

Intrinsicality

Love

Warfare

Crosswords: Fond

Modern Usage: Fond

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Commercial Usage: Fond

Books

Periodicals

Theater & Movies

Music

High Tech

Image Slideshow: Fond

Computer Images:Fond

Photo Album: Fond

Familiar Quotations: Fond

Benjamin Franklin

Diogenes Laertius

Douglas William Jerrold

George Eliot

Henry Morgan

John Dryden

John Gay

Jonathan Swift

Marguerite Duras

Use in Literature: Fond

Emma

Austen, Jane

Sylvie and Bruno

Carroll, Lewis

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

Non-Fiction Usage: Fond

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Spoken Usage: Fond

Pierce Brosnan

Speeches: Fond

Ronald Reagan

Usage Frequency: Fond

Expression: Fond

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Fond

Modern Translation: Fond

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