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fond

Fend vs Fond - What's the difference?

fend | fond |


As nouns the difference between fend and fond

is that fend is an enemy; fiend; the devil while fond is the background design in lace-making.

As verbs the difference between fend and fond

is that fend is to take care of oneself, to take responsibility for oneself while fond is (obsolete) to have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.

As an adjective fond is

(chiefly|with of) having a liking or affection (for).

Fond vs Tenderness - What's the difference?

fond | tenderness |


As nouns the difference between fond and tenderness

is that fond is the background design in lace-making while tenderness is a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings.

As an adjective fond

is having a liking or affection (for).

As a verb fond

is to have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.

Fond vs Fand - What's the difference?

fond | fand |


As verbs the difference between fond and fand

is that fond is to have a foolish affection for, to be fond of while fand is to seek (to do a thing); try; attempt; endeavour; make a shift.

As an adjective fond

is having a liking or affection (for).

As a noun fond

is the background design in lace-making.

As a proper noun Fand is

a fairy and the wife of Manannan mac Lir and later the lover of Cúchulainn.

Fynd vs Fond - What's the difference?

fynd | fond |


As verbs the difference between fynd and fond

is that fynd is while fond is (obsolete) to have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.

As an adjective fond is

(chiefly|with of) having a liking or affection (for).

As a noun fond is

the background design in lace-making.

Foud vs Fond - What's the difference?

foud | fond |


As nouns the difference between foud and fond

is that foud is a bailiff or magistrate while fond is the background design in lace-making.

As an adjective fond is

having a liking or affection (for).

As a verb fond is

to have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.

Fond vs Fone - What's the difference?

fond | fone |


In obsolete terms the difference between fond and fone

is that fond is to caress; to fondle while fone is plural of lang=enCategory:English plurals.

As an adjective fond

is having a liking or affection (for).

As a verb fond

is to have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.

Frond vs Fond - What's the difference?

frond | fond |


As nouns the difference between frond and fond

is that frond is the leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf while fond is the background design in lace-making.

As an adjective fond is

having a liking or affection (for).

As a verb fond is

to have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.

Fond vs Foind - What's the difference?

fond | foind |


As verbs the difference between fond and foind

is that fond is (obsolete) to have a foolish affection for, to be fond of while foind is (obsolete|uk).

As an adjective fond

is (chiefly|with of) having a liking or affection (for).

As a noun fond

is the background design in lace-making.

Fond vs Cond - What's the difference?

fond | cond |


In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between fond and cond

is that fond is (obsolete) to caress; to fondle while cond is (obsolete) to con (a ship).

As adjectives the difference between fond and cond

is that fond is (chiefly|with of) having a liking or affection (for) while cond is abbreviation of conditional.

As verbs the difference between fond and cond

is that fond is (obsolete) to have a foolish affection for, to be fond of while cond is (obsolete) to con (a ship).

As a noun fond

is the background design in lace-making.

Fond vs Fondu - What's the difference?

fond | fondu |


As nouns the difference between fond and fondu

is that fond is the background design in lace-making while fondu is in printing, the graded shift from one color into another.

As an adjective fond

is (chiefly|with of) having a liking or affection (for).

As a verb fond

is (obsolete) to have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.

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