fond
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- pronunciation:
- fand
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer
When you say you are
fond of someone, you mean that you like or have tender feelings toward that person. But the word "fond" comes from an early English word that means "to be foolish." In the 1500s, it could also mean "foolishly tender." What do being fond of someone and being foolish have to do with each other?