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Webster 1913 Edition

Fond

Fond

,
obs.
imp.
of
Find
. Found.
Chaucer.

Fond

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Fonder
;
sup
erl.
Fondest
.]
[For
fonned
, p. p. of OE.
fonnen
to be foolish. See
Fon
.]
1.
Foolish; silly; simple; weak.
[Archaic]
Grant I may never prove so
fond

To trust man on his oath or bond.
Shakespeare
2.
Foolishly tender and loving; weakly indulgent; over-affectionate.
3.
Affectionate; loving; tender; – in a good sense;
as, a
fond
mother or wife
.
Addison.
4.
Loving; much pleased; affectionately regardful, indulgent, or desirous; longing or yearning; – followed by of (formerly also by on).
More
fond
on her than she upon her love.
Shakespeare
You are as
fond
of grief as of your child.
Shakespeare
A great traveler, and
fond
of telling his adventures.
Irving.
5.
Doted on; regarded with affection.
[R.]
Nor fix on
fond
abodes to circumscribe thy prayer.
Byron.
6.
Trifling; valued by folly; trivial.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Fond

,
Verb.
T.
To caress; to fondle.
[Obs.]
The Tyrian hugs and
fonds
thee on her breast.
Dryden.

Fond

,
Verb.
I.
To be fond; to dote.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition

Fond

FOND

,
Adj.
1.
Foolish; silly; weak; indiscreet; imprudent;
Grant I may never prove so fond
To trust man on his oath or bond.
Fond thoughts may fall into some idle brain.
2.
Foolishly tender and loving; doting; weakly indulgent; as a fond mother or wife.
3.
Much pleased; loving ardently; delighted with. A child is fond of play; a gentleman is fond of his sports, or of his country seat. In present usage, fond does not always imply weakness or folly.
4.
Relishing highly. The epicure is fond of high seasoned food. Multitudes of men are too fond of strong drink.
5.
Trifling; valued by folly. [Little used.]

FOND

,
Verb.
T.
To treat with great indulgence or tenderness; to caress; to cocker.
The Tyrian hugs and fonds thee on her breast.
Fond is thus used by the poets only. We now use fondle.

FOND

,
Verb.
I.
To be fond of; to be in love with; to dote on. [Little used.]

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