Fond — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having or displaying warmth or affection

extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɑːnd/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɒnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɒnd/

1 syllable Say it as /fˈɑːnd/.

Examples

affectionate children
a fond embrace
fond of his nephew

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

doting lovesome affectionate partial warm adoring tender

Parts of Speech

adjective	having or displaying warmth or affection “affectionate children”
adjective	extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent “adoring grandparents”
adjective	(followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for “fond of chocolate”
adjective	absurd or silly because unlikely “fond hopes of becoming President”

Word Forms

affection	noun	a positive feeling of liking
affectionateness	noun	a positive feeling of liking
fondness	noun	a positive feeling of liking
tenderness	noun	a positive feeling of liking
warmness	noun	a positive feeling of liking

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gern

Wärme oder Zuneigung haben oder zeigen

🇫🇷French

friand

avoir ou montrer de la chaleur ou de l'affection

🇪🇸Spanish

aficionado

tener o mostrar calidez o afecto

🇮🇹Italian

affezionato

avere o mostrare calore o affetto

🇳🇱Dutch

dol op

warmte of genegenheid hebben of tonen

🇵🇹Portuguese

apaixonado

ter ou demonstrar calor ou carinho

🇷🇺Russian

любящий

иметь или проявлять теплоту или привязанность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रिय

गर्मजोशी या स्नेह रखना या प्रदर्शित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুরাগী

উষ্ণতা বা স্নেহ থাকা বা প্রদর্শন করা

🇮🇳Tamil

பிடிக்கும்

அரவணைப்பு அல்லது பாசத்தைக் கொண்டிருத்தல் அல்லது காட்டுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

అభిమానం

వెచ్చదనం లేదా ఆప్యాయత కలిగి ఉండటం లేదా ప్రదర్శించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

आवड

कळकळ किंवा आपुलकी असणे किंवा प्रदर्शित करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

શોખીન

હૂંફ અથવા સ્નેહ હોવું અથવા દર્શાવવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಇಷ್ಟಪಟ್ಟಿದ್ದಾರೆ

ಉಷ್ಣತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರೀತಿಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇഷ്ടം

ഊഷ്മളതയോ വാത്സല്യമോ ഉള്ളതോ പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്നതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੌਕੀਨ

ਨਿੱਘ ਜਾਂ ਪਿਆਰ ਹੋਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਿਤ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پسند

گرمجوشی یا پیار ہونا یا ظاہر کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

喜欢

拥有或表现出温暖或感情

🇯🇵Japanese

好きな

温かさや愛情を持っている、または示している

🇰🇷Korean

다정한

따뜻함이나 애정을 갖거나 표현하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngây thơ

có hoặc thể hiện sự ấm áp hoặc tình cảm

🇹🇭Thai

รัก

มีหรือแสดงความอบอุ่นหรือเสน่หา

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyukai

memiliki atau menunjukkan kehangatan atau kasih sayang

🇵🇭Filipino

mahilig

pagkakaroon o pagpapakita ng init o pagmamahal

🇲🇾Malay

suka

mempunyai atau menunjukkan kemesraan atau kasih sayang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مولعا

وجود أو إظهار الدفء أو المودة

🇮🇷Persian

دوست داشتنی

داشتن یا نشان دادن گرمی یا محبت

🇹🇷Turkish

düşkün

sıcaklık veya şefkate sahip olmak veya bunları göstermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְחַבֵּב

שיש או מציגים חום או חיבה

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The primary meaning of 'fond' is 'having or displaying warmth or affection'.

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