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Fond vs Loved - What's the difference?

fond | loved |

As adjectives the difference between fond and loved

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

As verbs the difference between fond and loved

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

As a noun fond

is the background design in lace-making.

fond

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (chiefly, with of) Having a liking or affection (for).
  • * Shakespeare
    • more fond on her than she upon her love
  • * Irving
    • a great traveller, and fond of telling his adventures
  • .
    • a fond farewell
    a fond mother or wife
  • .
  • * {{quote-book, year=1905, author=
    • , title= , chapter=1 citation , passage=“The story of this adoption is, of course, the pivot round which all the circumstances of the mysterious tragedy revolved. Mrs. Yule had an only son, namely, William, to whom she was passionately attached ; but, like many a fond mother, she had the desire of mapping out that son's future entirely according to her own ideas. […]”}}
    I have fond grandparents who spoil me.
  • ; foolish; silly.
    • Your fond dreams of flying to Jupiter have been quashed by the facts of reality.
  • (obsolete) Foolish; simple; weak.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Grant I may never prove so fond / To trust man on his oath or bond.
  • (obsolete) Doted on; regarded with affection.
  • * Byron
    • Nor fix on fond abodes to circumscribe thy prayer.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * fondly * fondness * overfond

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The background design in lace-making.
  • (cooking) brown residue in pans from cooking meats and vegetables.
    • He used the fond to make a classic French pan sauce.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.
  • (obsolete) To caress; to fondle.
  • * Dryden
    • The Tyrian hugs and fonds thee on her breast.

    loved

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (love)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Being the object of love.
  • * 1997', Charlie W. Shedd, ''How to Make People Really Feel '''Loved : And Other Life-Giving Observations , Vine Books, ISBN 1569550131.
  • * 1999', Valerie Grove, ''Laurie Lee: The Well-'''Loved Stranger , Penguin Books (2001), ISBN 0140276882.

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