fond
/fɑnd/ adjective B1- Having a liking or affection (for). · I am fond of this song!
- Affectionate. · a fond farewell· a fond mother or wife
- 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.
Comparative fonder · Superlative fondest
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“Are you—are you fond—of—of dogs?” The Mouse did not answer, so Alice went on eagerly: “There is such a nice little dog near our house I should like to show you!
They’re dreadfully fond of beheading people here; the great wonder is, that there’s any one left alive!”
“How fond she is of finding morals in things!” Alice thought to herself.
I am so fond of romantic things, and a graveyard full of buried hopes is about as romantic a thing as one can imagine, isn’t it?
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