What does fond mean?
Fond means Having a liking or affection (for). [(chiefly) with of].
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/fɒnd/ · adjective
Having a liking or affection (for). [(chiefly) with of].
I am fond of this song!
more fond on her than she upon her love
a great traveller, and fond of telling his adventures
a fond farewell
a fond mother or wife
I have fond grandparents who spoil me.
“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.[…]”
Your fond dreams of flying to Jupiter have been quashed by the facts of reality.
Use fond when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Fond means Having a liking or affection (for). [(chiefly) with of].
Common synonyms include grope, pet, touch up, tender.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I am fond of this song!
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