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fond

/ˈfɒnd/FOND
/ˈfɑnd/FAHND

Meaningfoolish

Common meaning: foolishly loving

Journey through time

  1. Middle Englishfonnen‘to act foolishly’source
  2. Middle Englishfonnedsource
  3. Englishfond‘foolishly loving’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Middle English fonnen ‘foolish’.

Roots

  • fonnen Middle English “foolish”

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