fond

See also: fonds, Fonds, and Fond

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /fɒnd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /fɑnd/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɒnd
• Homophone: fawned (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)

1. Having a liking or affection (for). [(chiefly) with of]

   I am fond of this song!

   • c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:

     more fond on her than she upon her love

   • 1824, Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym; Washington Irving], Tales of a Traveller, (please specify |part=1 to 4), Philadelphia, Pa.: H[enry] C[harles] Carey & I[saac] Lea, […], →OCLC:

     a great traveller, and fond of telling his adventures

2. Affectionate.

   a fond farewell

   a fond mother or wife

3. Indulgent, doting.

   I have fond grandparents who spoil me.

   • 1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Tragedy in Dartmoor Terrace”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:

     “The story of this adoption is, of course, the pivot round which all the circumstances of the mysterious tragedy revolved. Mrs. Yule had an only son, namely, William, to whom she was passionately attached ; but, like many a fond mother, she had the desire of mapping out that son's future entirely according to her own ideas. […]”

4. Outlandish; foolish; silly.

   Your fond dreams of flying to Jupiter have been quashed by the facts of reality.

5. (obsolete) Foolish; simple; weak.
   • c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:

     If you are so fond over her iniquity, give her patent
     to offend, for if it touch not you, it comes near
     nobody.

   • c. 1605–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Tymon of Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:

     Grant I may never prove so fond
     To trust man on his oath or bond.

   • 1667, John Milton, “Book VII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:

     [T]hou seest
     How suttly to detaine thee I devise,
     Inviting thee to hear while I relate,
     Fond, were it not in hope of thy reply …

   • 1669, John Dryden, Tyrannic Love, III.ii:

     But reason with your fond religion fights,
     For many gods are many infinites …

   • 1839, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Midnight Mass For the Dying Year:

     The foolish, fond Old Year,

6. (obsolete) Doted on; regarded with affection.
   • 1812–1818, Lord Byron, “(please specify |canto=I to IV)”, in Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage. , London: John Murray,, (please specify the stanza number):

     Nor fix on fond abodes to circumscribe thy prayer.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:affectionate

Derived terms

• fondish
• fondling
• fondly
• fondness
• fondsome
• overfond
• unfond

Translations

having a liking or affection for

Czech: libující si, mající rád Esperanto: ŝata Irish: ceanúil Woiwurrung: yeadabilin

affectionate

Bulgarian: нежен (bg) (nežen), любящ (ljubjašt) Czech: milující (cs) Danish: øm, kærlig Finnish: hellä (fi) Galician: afectuoso m German: lieb haben (de), gern haben (be fond of) Hungarian: szerető (hu), gyengéd (hu) Irish: cion a bheith agat ar (be fond of), muirneach, ceanúil Italian: affettuoso (it), tenero (it), amoroso (it), premuroso (it) Maori: mateoha Portuguese: afeiçoado (pt), meigo (pt), carinhoso (pt) Russian: лю́бящий (ru) (ljúbjaščij), не́жный (ru) (néžnyj) Sicilian: biḍḍuzzu m, affittusu m, amurusu m Spanish: afectuoso (es) Swedish: tillgiven (sv) Ukrainian: люблячий m (ljubljačyj), ніжний m (nižnyj)

indulgent

Danish: eftergivende Finnish: lempeä (fi), hyväntahtoinen (fi) Galician: indulxente m or f Hungarian: engedékeny (hu) Italian: indulgente (it), condiscendente (it), benevolo (it), comprensivo (it), tollerante (it), compiacente (it) Portuguese: indulgente (pt), complacente (pt), tolerante (pt) Sicilian: bunazzu m, cunniscinnenti m or f, binèvulu, binignu, pazzienti, tulliranti Spanish: indulgente (es), condescendiente (es)

outlandish

Bulgarian: наивен (bg) (naiven) Danish: eksotisk, aparte Finnish: löyhäpäinen, typerä (fi) Italian: pazzesco (it), insensato (it), immaginario (it) Portuguese: insensato (pt), tolo (pt), imprudente (pt), precipitado (pt) Sicilian: stròlicu m, nzinzatu m, stranu (scn) m Spanish: insensato (es), imprudente (es)

Verb

fond (third-person singular simple present fonds, present participle fonding, simple past and past participle fonded)

1. (obsolete) To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.
2. (obsolete) To caress; to fondle.
   • 1697, Virgil, “The First Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:

     The Tyrian hugs and fonds thee on her breast.

Synonyms

• (to caress): grope, pet, touch up; see also Thesaurus:fondle

Derived terms

• fondle

Translations

have affection for

Bulgarian: обичам (bg) (običam) Czech: mít náklonnost, mít slabost pro Danish: glad (da), holde af (da) Galician: ter cariño (a), chochear (por/con) (gl), derreter (por) Gallurese: affitziunà Greek: Ancient Greek: ἔχομαι (ékhomai) (+ gen.) Hebrew: חוֹבֵב (he) m (ḥovév) Italian: affezionarsi (it), preferire (it), avere un debole, indulgere (it), accondiscendere (it) Maori: matareka Portuguese: ter carinho (pt) Sardinian: Campidanese: affetzionarsi Logudorese: affetzionare Sassarese: affritziunassi Spanish: encariñarse (es), encariñarse (es)

be fond of, like — see like

be fond of, have affection for

Bulgarian: оби́чам (bg) (obíčam) Chinese: Mandarin: 喜好 (zh) (xǐhào), 喜歡 / 喜欢 (zh) (xǐhuān), 愛好 / 爱好 (zh) (àihào) Czech: mít rád (cs) Danish: glad (da), holde af (da), kunne lide Estonian: kalliks pidama, armastama (et), üle uhke olema French: tenir à, être épris de (fr) German: gern haben (de), hängen an (de), mögen (de), lieben (de), lieb haben (de) Hungarian: szível (hu) Italian: volere bene, piacere (it) Japanese: 気に入る (ja) (きにいる, ki ni iru), 好く (ja) (すく, suku) Norwegian: være glad i Polish: lubić (pl) Portuguese: ter carinho (pt) Russian: люби́ть (ru) (ljubítʹ), (intransitive) нра́виться (ru) (nrávitʹsja) Scottish Gaelic: is math le Spanish: tener cariño a, querer (es) Swedish: tycka om (sv), hålla av (sv) Vietnamese: yêu mến (vi)

Etymology 2

From French, ultimately from Latin fundus. Doublet of fund and fundus.

Noun

fond (plural fonds)

1. The background design in lace-making.
3. (cooking) Brown residue in pans from cooking meats and vegetables.

   He used the fond to make a classic French pan sauce.

4. (information science) A group of records having shared provenance.
   • 1999, Graham Kee Lee Tan, Village social organisation and peasant action: Right-bank Ukraine during the revolution 1917–1923 (doctoral dissertation), London: University College London School of Slavonic and East European Studies, Preface & Acknowledgements, page 3:

     To denote archival material collected from Ukrainian archives I have used the Ukrainian system of classification (i.e. fond, opys, sprava and arkush). I have used the Russian system for material from Russian archives (i.e. fond, opis, delo, stranitsa). I have also provided a glossary of terms used for Ukrainian, Russian or Polish terms at the back of the thesis for easy reference.

5. (obsolete) Foundation; bottom; groundwork.
6. (obsolete) Fund, stock, or store.

Translations

background of lace

Bulgarian: основа (bg) f (osnova) Finnish: malli (fi), pohja (fi)

substance used for cooking

Finnish: fondi (fi), liemipohja

group of records

Finnish: arkistokokonaisuus

foundation — see foundation

stock — see stock

Further reading

• Fond on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Fonds on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from French fond.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfont]

• Audio:

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Noun

fond m inan

1. fund

Declension

Declension of fond (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	fond	fondy
genitive	fondu	fondů
dative	fondu	fondům
accusative	fond	fondy
vocative	fonde	fondy
locative	fondu	fondech
instrumental	fondem	fondy

Derived terms

• akciový fond m
• dluhopisový fond m
• investiční fond m
• otevřený fond m
• penzijní fond m
• podílový fond m
• růstový fond m
• uzavřený fond m
• výnosový fond m

Further reading

• “fond”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “fond”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “fond”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Danish

Etymology 1

From French fond, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn. Cognate with Danish bund.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfʌnˀd̥]
• Homophone: font

Noun

fond c or n (singular definite fonden or fondet, plural indefinite fonde or fonder)

1. fund
2. foundation, donation

Etymology 2

From French fond, identical to the former word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfʌnˀd̥], [ˈfʌŋ]

Noun

fond c (singular definite fonden, plural indefinite fonder)

1. stock, broth

Inflection

Declension of fond

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fond	fonden	fonder	fonderne
genitive	fonds	fondens	fonders	fondernes

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔ̃/

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• Homophone: font

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French, from Latin fundus. Doublet of fonds.

Noun

fond m (plural fonds)

1. back
2. bottom
3. fund; funding
4. foundation
5. (figuratively) content

   Synonym: contenu

   Coordinate term: forme

   le fond et la forme ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

6. (figuratively) essence

   le fond du problème ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

7. background
8. (cooking) base
9. (music) foundation stop on a pipe organ

Derived terms

• à fond
• à fond la caisse
• à fond les manettes
• au fond
• avoir les dents du fond qui baignent
• dans le fond
• de fond
• de fond en comble
• détournement de fonds
• du fond du cœur
• envoyer par le fond
• fond de court
• fond de jante
• fond de teint
• fond d'écran
• fondation
• fondement
• fonder
• fonds de commerce
• fonds de pension
• fonds de placement
• fonds d'investissement
• ligne de fond
• paraski de fond
• puits sans fond
• racler les fonds de tiroirs
• ski de fond
• toile de fond
• toucher le fond

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: фонд (fond)
• → Czech: fond
• → English: fund
• → German: Fond
  • → Russian: фон (fon) (see there for further descendants)
  • → Ukrainian: фон (fon)
• → Norwegian Bokmål: fond
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: fond
• → Scots: fond
• → Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic script: фо̏нд

  Latin script: fȍnd

• → Swedish: fond
• → Turkish: fon

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fond

1. third-person singular present indicative of fondre

Further reading

• “fond”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• fonjad

Etymology

fon +‎ -d

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfond]
• Hyphenation: fond
• Rhymes: -ond

Verb

fond

1. second-person singular subjunctive present definite of fon

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin fundus.

Noun

fond m (plural fonds)

1. fund
2. bottom

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fondo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔnt/
• Rhymes: -ɔnt

Adjective

fond (feminine singular fonda, plural fondi)

1. deep

   Synonyms: għammieq, profond

Derived terms

• fannad

Noun

fond m

1. depth (that which is deep below; the deepest part)

   Synonyms: għamieq, profondità

2. base; bottom
3. fund

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

fond

1. alternative form of fend

Etymology 2

Adjective

fond

1. alternative form of fonned

Etymology 3

Verb

fond

1. (Late Middle English) alternative form of fonden

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

fond

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology

From French fond, from Latin fundus.

Noun

fond n (definite singular fondet, indefinite plural fond, definite plural fonda or fondene)

1. a fund

Derived terms

• pensjonsfond

References

• “fond” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

fond

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Etymology

From French fond, from Latin fundus.

Noun

fond n (definite singular fondet, indefinite plural fond, definite plural fonda)

1. a fund

Derived terms

• pensjonsfond

References

• “fond” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French fond, itself from Latin fundus. Doublet of the inherited fund.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fond/

Noun

fond n (plural fonduri)

1. fund
2. background
3. content, substance, essence

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	fond	fondul		fonduri	fondurile
genitive-dative	fond	fondului		fonduri	fondurilor
vocative	fondule			fondurilor

Derived terms

• în fond (“essentially, basically”)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from French fond.

Noun

fȍnd m inan (Cyrillic spelling фо̏нд)

1. fund

Declension

Declension of fond

	singular	plural
nominative	fond	fondovi
genitive	fonda	fondova
dative	fondu	fondovima
accusative	fond	fondove
vocative	fonde	fondovi
locative	fondu	fondovima
instrumental	fondom	fondovima

Swedish

Etymology

From French fond.

Pronunciation

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Noun

fond c

1. fund [since 1715]
2. backdrop; a theatrical scenery [since 1783]
3. (cooking, "Kitchen French") broth [since 1979]

Declension

Declension of fond

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	fond	fonds
	definite	fonden	fondens
plural	indefinite	fonder	fonders
	definite	fonderna	fondernas

Related terms

fund

• fondera

See also

• buljong
• spad

References

• fond in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fond in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fond in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)