Dictionary Definition
fond adj
1 having or displaying warmth or affection;
"affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond
of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace" [syn: affectionate, caring, lovesome, tender, warm]
2 extravagantly or foolishly loving and
indulgent; "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and
doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond
mother" [syn: adoring,
doting]
3 absurd or silly because unlikely; "fond hopes
of becoming President"; "fond fancies"
4 (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong
preference or liking for; "fond of chocolate"; "partial to horror
movies" [syn: fond(p), partial(p)]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
Adjective
- affectionate
- a fond farewell
- to have affection
for something, to have a preference for
- to be fond of children
- I am more fond of chocolate than I am lollipops.
- to be fond of children
- doting, indulgent, adoring
- I have fond grandparents who spoil me.
- outlandish
- Your fond dreams of flying to Jupiter have been quashed by the facts of reality.
Translations
have affection for
indulgent
- Danish: eftergivende
outlandish
Noun
- The background design in lace-making.
Translations
background of lace
Czech
Noun
Derived terms
Danish
Noun
fondFrench
Noun
fond (plural: fonds)Verb
fond- third-person singular present tense of fondre.
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
fond- fund
- backdrop; a theatrical scenery
- In the context of "lang=Swedish|"Kitchen French"": broth
Related terms
*fonderaExtensive Definition
In cooking, fond (French "base")
refers to the browned and caramelized bits of meat stuck to the
bottom of a skillet after cooking a piece of meat. The fond is the
base of many classic pan sauces.
Fonds de cuisine are the slow-simmered stocks that are basic to
cooking.
After it has finished cooking, the cut of meat is
removed from the pan and excess fat is poured off. Typically,
aromatics such as garlic, shallots, or herbs are sautéed briefly,
after which a liquid such as broth, wine, or fruit juice is used to
deglaze the fond. The
sauce is then reduced, and butter may be added.
Some feel that it is preferable to use
traditional cookware rather than cookware with a non-stick coating
when preparing a fond-based sauce. Non-stick coatings may tend to
inhibit the development of the fond.
References
- Editors of Cook's Illustrated. The New Best Recipe. Brookline, MA: America's Test Kitchen, 2004. ISBN 0-936184-74-4
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Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
addicted to, adoring, affectionate, apish, asinine, aspiring, assured, attached to, batty, befooled, beguiled, besotted, bootless, brainless, buffoonish, caring, cockeyed, confident, conjugal, crazy, credulous, daffy, daft, dazed, dear, demonstrative, devoted, dizzy, doting, dumb, easily taken in, easy of
belief, empty, expectant, faithful, fatuitous, fatuous, filial, flaky, fond of, fool, foolheaded, foolish, fuddled, full of hope, futile, gaga, goofy, gulled, hooked on, hopeful, hoping, husbandly, idiotic, imbecile, in good heart, in
hopes, inane, inclined to
believe, indulgent,
inept, infatuated, insane, kooky, languishing, lonesome, loony, lovelorn, lovesick, lovesome, loving, mad, maternal, maudlin, melting, moronic, naive, nutty, of good cheer, of good
hope, overconfiding, overcredulous, overtrustful, overtrusting, parental, partial to, paternal, responsive, romantic, sanguine, sappy, screwy, senseless, sentimental, silly, soft, stupid, superstitious, sympathetic, tender, thoughtless, trustful, trusting, uncritical, undespairing, undoubting, unskeptical, unsuspecting, unsuspicious, upbeat, uxorious, vain, wacky, warm, wet, wifely, witless