- having a liking or affection for (usually followed by of): to be fond of animals.
- loving; affectionate: to give someone a fond look.
- excessively tender or overindulgent; doting: a fond parent.
- cherished with strong or unreasoning feeling: to nourish fond hopes of becoming president.
- foolish or silly.
- foolishly credulous or trusting.
- a background or groundwork, especially of lace.
- fund; stock.
- predisposed (to); having a liking (for)
- loving; tender
- indulgent; doting
- (of hopes, wishes, etc) cherished but unlikely to be realized
- archaic, or dialect
- foolish
- credulous
- the background of a design, as in lace
- fund; stock
