Dearest vs Fond - What's the difference?
dearest | fond |
(dear)
* So I, made lame by fortune's dearest spite, / Take all my comfort of thy worth and truth. — William Shakespeare, Sonnet XXXVII
(chiefly, with of) Having a liking or affection (for).
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* Irving
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(obsolete) Foolish; simple; weak.
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) Doted on; regarded with affection.
* Byron
The background design in lace-making.
(cooking) brown residue in pans from cooking meats and vegetables.
(obsolete) To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.
(obsolete) To caress; to fondle.
* Dryden
As adjectives the difference between dearest and fond
is that dearest is (dear) while fond is (chiefly|with of) having a liking or affection (for).As nouns the difference between dearest and fond
is that dearest is a beloved person; a term of endearment while fond is the background design in lace-making.As a verb fond is
(obsolete) to have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.dearest
English
Adjective
(head)Synonyms
* beloved * honey * darling * sweetheartAnagrams
* * * * * *fond
English
Adjective
(er)- more fond on her than she upon her love
- a great traveller, and fond of telling his adventures
- a fond farewell
- a fond mother or wife
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- I have fond grandparents who spoil me.
- Your fond dreams of flying to Jupiter have been quashed by the facts of reality.
- Grant I may never prove so fond / To trust man on his oath or bond.
- Nor fix on fond abodes to circumscribe thy prayer.
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* fondly * fondness * overfondNoun
(en noun)- He used the fond to make a classic French pan sauce.
Verb
(en verb)- The Tyrian hugs and fonds thee on her breast.