fond UK /fɒnd/US /fɑnd/adjective 6noun 5verb 2forms 5 adjective6 •having warm, friendly feelings toward someone or somethingI am fond of this song! •Affectionate. •Indulgent, doting.I have fond grandparents who spoil me. •Outlandish; foolish; silly.Your fond dreams of flying to Jupiter have been quashed by the facts of reality. •(no longer used) Foolish; simple; weak.If you are so fond over her iniquity, give her patent to offend, for if it touch not you, it comes near nobody. — 1603 •(no longer used) Doted on; regarded with affection.Nor fix on fond abodes to circumscribe thy prayer. — 1812 noun5 •The background design in lace-making. •Brown residue in pans from cooking meats and vegetables.He used the fond to make a classic French pan sauce. •A group of records having shared provenance. •(no longer used) Foundation; bottom; groundwork. •(no longer used) Fund, stock, or store. verb2 •(no longer used) To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of. •(no longer used) To caress; to fondle.The Tyrian hugs and fonds thee on her breast. — 1697 formsfonded · fonding · fonds · fonder · fondest