fond Copy link Outline I. Attached to1. ămans (with gen.)2. ămīcus (with dat.)3. stŭdiōsus (eagerly bent upon or devoted to4. cŭpĭdus (desirous of5. dēdĭtusII. Indulgent1. indulgens, ntis2. prōpĭtiusIII. Silly, deluded • fond: I. Attached to: 1. ămans (with gen.): very f. of his wife, a. uxoris maxime, Pl.: citizens f. of their country, cives a. patriae, Cic.: most f. of you, amantissimus tui, Cic. Very f., pĕrămans: Cic. To be f. of, ămo, 1: v. to love. 2. ămīcus (with dat.): the sow f. of mud, amica luto sus, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 26: a man not more f. of the tyrant than of (all) tyrants, homo a. non magis tyranno quam tyrannis, Nep. Dion, 10, 3: v. friend. 3. stŭdiōsus (eagerly bent upon or devoted to: with gen.): f. of hunting or playing at ball, venandi aut pilae s. Cic. Am. 20, 74: f. of every kind of learning, s. omnium doctrinarum, Cic.: v. devoted to. (N.B.--Not used of f.ness for a person, except when meaning in favour of, on the side of: cf. Cic. Att. 3, 22, ad fin.) Very f. of: perstŭdiōsus: Cic. 4. cŭpĭdus (desirous of: also with gen.): f.er of controversy than of truth, contentionis quam veritatis cupidiores, Cic. de Or. 1, 11, 47: a young man very f. of me, adolescens mei cupidissimus, Cic. de Or. 1, 22, 104. Very f. of: percŭpĭdus: Cic. 5. dēdĭtus: v. devoted to. Phr.: f. of eating, ĕdax, Hor.: Cic.; gŭlōsus, Sen.: Juv. (v. gluttonous): f. of wine, vīnosus: Hor.: Scip. Afr. ap. Gell.: f. of pleasure, vŏluptārius, Cic.: f. of women (in bad sense), mŭliĕrōsus, Cic.: f. of war, bellĭcōsus, Cic.: Caes. (v. warlike): f. of popularity, of being admired, ambĭtiōsus, Ov.: Tac.: Gell.: he is f. of horses and dogs, gaudet equis canibusque, Hor. A. P. 162: not to be f. of, non, nihil, mŏror, 1: I am not f. of using what belongs to others, alieno uti non moror, Pl. Capt. prol. 16: I am not f. of the wines of that coast, vina nihil moror illius orae, Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 16. II. Indulgent: 1. indulgens, ntis: Cic.: Liv.: v. indulgent. 2. prōpĭtius: f. parents, p. parentes, Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 6. III. Silly, deluded: dēmens: v. foolish, infatuated.
FOND Copy link • FONDFoolish, Vid: Indulgent to excess, indulgens: perindulgens: nimis indulgens. Attached to, etc., deditus alicui or alicui rei: studiosus alicujus or alicujus rei: addictus alicui or alicui rei. (The words are found in this connection and order.) addictus et deditus: devotus alicui or alicui rei (stronger term). (The words are found in this connection and order.) deditus devotusque. To be fond of, amare aliquid (to like or love it); delectari or oblectari aliqua re (to delight in anything); aliqua re gaudere (to take great pleasure in anything): to be fond of anybody, alicujus amore captum esse; aliquem amare; aliquem amore amplecti; amorem erga aliquem habere; aliquem in amore habere; to be very fond of anybody, alicujus esse cupidissimum: to be fond of anything (i. e., of eating anything), aliquid appetere; alicujus rei appetentem, or cupidum, or avidum esse (to long for or lust after it): he was very fond of small fish, pisciculos minutos maxime appetebat: not to be fond of anything, aliquid spernere, aspernari (to despise anything; aspernari not used in the Golden Age): to be fond of strong drink, vino deditum esse: to be fond of pleasure, voluptatibus se dedere: to be excessively fond of music, penitus se dedere musicis (i. e., to devote one’s self entirely to it). Wanton, trifling, Vid.
FOND, FONDLE Copy link • FOND, FONDLEblandiri alicui (with words and gestures): permulcere aliquem; also with addition of manu (to stroke with one’s hand): amplexari et osculari aliquem (to embrace anybody).