fond

If you are this way about someone or something, you like them very much.

• I am fond of dogs.
• She was very fond of her old teacher.
• Are you fond of swimming?

How to use it: be fond of someone/something (She is fond of her grandfather.); be fond of doing something (He is fond of reading in bed.)

Similar words: keen, attached

Common phrases: fond of someone, fond of something, very fond

Showing love, warmth, or gentle care.

• She gave him a fond smile.
• I have fond memories of our summers together.
• They exchanged a fond farewell at the station.

Similar words: affectionate, loving, warm

Opposites: cold

Common phrases: fond memories, fond smile, fond farewell

Giving someone so much love and attention that you let them have whatever they want.

• His fond mother forgave every mistake.
• Fond grandparents often let children stay up late.
• She was a fond parent who rarely said no.

Similar words: doting, indulgent

Opposites: strict

Common phrases: fond parent, fond mother, fond grandparents

Brown bits of cooked food left on a pan, often used to make sauce.

• The fond gives the sauce flavor.
• Add wine to loosen the fond in the pan.
• She scraped up the fond after cooking the chicken.

Common phrases: scrape the fond, deglaze the fond, fond in something