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fond
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /f?nd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /f?nd/
- Rhymes: -?nd
- Homophone: fawned (in accents with the cot-caught merger)
Etymology 1
From Middle English fond, fonned, past participle of fonnen (“to be foolish, be simple, dote”), equivalent to fon +? -ed. More at fon.
Adjective
fond (comparative fonder, superlative fondest)
- (chiefly with of) Having a liking or affection (for).
- a great traveller, and fond of telling his adventures
- Affectionate.
- Indulgent.
- Outlandish; foolish; silly.
- Your fond dreams of flying to Jupiter have been quashed by the facts of reality.
- (obsolete) Foolish; simple; weak.
- 1603, William Shakespeare, Othello, Act IV, sc. 1:
- If you are so fond over her iniquity, give her patent
- to offend, for if it touch not you, it comes near
- nobody.
- 1605–06, William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens, sc. 2:
- Grant I may never prove so fond
- To trust man on his oath or bond.
- 1839, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Midnight Mass For the Dying Year
- The foolish, fond Old Year,
- 1603, William Shakespeare, Othello, Act IV, sc. 1:
- (obsolete) Doted on; regarded with affection.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:affectionate
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
fond (third-person singular simple present fonds, present participle fonding, simple past and past participle fonded)
- (obsolete) To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.
- (obsolete) To caress; to fondle.
- The Tyrian hugs and fonds thee on her breast.
Synonyms
- (to caress): grope, pet, touch up; see also Thesaurus:fondle
Derived terms
- fondle
Translations
Etymology 2
From French, ultimately from Latin fundus. Doublet of fund and fundus.
Noun
fond (plural fonds)
- The background design in lace-making.
- (cooking) Brown residue in pans from cooking meats and vegetables.
- (information science) A group of records having shared provenance.
- (obsolete) Foundation; bottom; groundwork.
- (obsolete) Fund, stock, or store.
Translations
Czech
Etymology
From French fond
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?font]
Noun
fond m
- fund
Derived terms
Further reading
- fond in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- fond in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Etymology 1
From French fond, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European *b?ud?m?n. Cognate with Danish bund.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?f?n?d?]
- Homophone: font
Noun
fond c or n (singular definite fonden or fondet, plural indefinite fonde or fonder)
- fund
- foundation, donation
Etymology 2
From French fond, identical to the former word.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?f?n?d?], [?f??]
Noun
fond c (singular definite fonden, plural indefinite fonder)
- stock, broth
Inflection
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f??/
Etymology 1
From Old French, from Latin fundus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *b?ud?m?n.
Noun
fond m (plural fonds)
- back
- bottom
- fund; funding
- foundation
- (figuratively) basics, essence
- background
- (cooking) base
- (music) foundation stop on a pipe organ
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
fond
- third-person singular present indicative of fondre
Further reading
- “fond” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Hungarian
Alternative forms
- fonjad
Etymology
fon +? -d
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?fond]
- Hyphenation: fond
- Rhymes: -ond
Verb
fond
- second-person singular subjunctive present definite of fon
Ladin
Etymology
From Latin fundus.
Noun
fond m (plural fonds)
- fund
- bottom
Maltese
Etymology
From Italian fondo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?nt/
Adjective
fond (feminine singular fonda, plural fondi)
- deep
- Synonyms: g?ammieq, profond
Derived terms
- fannad
Noun
fond m
- depth (that which is deep below; the deepest part)
- Synonyms: g?amieq, profondità
- base; bottom
- fund
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English f?ond.
Noun
fond (plural fondes)
- Alternative form of feend
Etymology 2
From fonnen +? -ed.
Adjective
fond
- Alternative form of fonned
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French fond, from Latin fundus
Noun
fond n (definite singular fondet, indefinite plural fond, definite plural fonda or fondene)
- a fund
Derived terms
- pensjonsfond
References
- “fond” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French fond, from Latin fundus
Noun
fond n (definite singular fondet, indefinite plural fond, definite plural fonda)
- a fund
Derived terms
- pensjonsfond
References
- “fond” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French fond, itself from Latin fundus. Doublet of the inherrited fund.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fond/
Noun
fond n (plural fonduri)
- fund
- background
- content, substance, essence
Declension
Derived terms
- în fond (“essentially, basically”)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From French fond
Noun
f?nd m (Cyrillic spelling ?????)
- fund
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
From French fond
Pronunciation
Noun
fond c
- fund
- backdrop; a theatrical scenery
- ("Kitchen French") broth
Declension
Related terms
- fund
- fondera
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benevolent
English
Etymology
From Old French benevolent, borrowed from Latin benevol?ns ("well wishing"). Displaced native Old English welwillende.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b??n?v?l?nt/
Adjective
benevolent (comparative more benevolent, superlative most benevolent)
- Having a disposition to do good.
- Chinese and Eastern mythologies describe dragons as benevolent.
- Possessing or manifesting love for mankind.
- Altruistic, charitable, good, just and fair.
Antonyms
- malevolent
Derived terms
- benevolently
- benevolentness
Related terms
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