fond
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Is fond a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
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Definition
adj (English)
1. Having a liking or affection (for). [(chiefly) with of]Examples: "I am fond of this song!"; "more fond on her than she upon her love"; "a great traveller, and fond of telling his adventures"
2. (obsolete) Foolish; simple; weak.Examples: "If you are so fond over her iniquity, give her patent to offend, for if it touch not you, it comes near nobody."; "Grant I may never prove so fond To trust man on his oath or bond."; "[T]hou seest How suttly to detaine thee I devise, Inviting thee to hear while I relate, Fond, were it not in hope of thy reply …"obsolete
3. (obsolete) Doted on; regarded with affection.Examples: "Nor fix on fond abodes to circumscribe thy prayer."obsolete
verb (English)
1. (obsolete) To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.obsolete
2. (obsolete) To caress; to fondle.Examples: "The Tyrian hugs and fonds thee on her breast."Synonyms: gropeobsolete
noun (English)
1. (cooking) Brown residue in pans from cooking meats and vegetables.Examples: "He used the fond to make a classic French pan sauce."
2. (information science) A group of records having shared provenance.Examples: "To denote archival material collected from Ukrainian archives I have used the Ukrainian system of classification (i.e. fond, opys, sprava and arkush). I have used the Russian system for material from Russian archives (i.e. fond, opis, delo, stranitsa). I have also provided a glossary of terms used for Ukrainian, Russian or Polish terms at the back of the thesis for easy reference."
3. (obsolete) Foundation; bottom; groundwork.obsolete
4. (obsolete) Fund, stock, or store.obsolete
Definition source: Wiktionary