be+foolishly+fond
11fond — adjective 1》 (fond of) having an affection or liking for. ↘affectionate; loving: fond memories. 2》 (of a hope or belief) foolishly optimistic; naive. Derivatives fondly adverb fondness noun Origin ME (in the sense infatuated, foolish ): from… …
12fond — [14] Fond originally meant ‘foolish’, and the likeliest explanation of its rather problematic origin is that it was a derivative of the Middle English noun fon ‘fool’ (its Middle English spelling fonned suggests that it was formed with the suffix …
13fond — a. 1. Foolish, silly, weak, empty, vain, absurd, senseless, baseless. 2. Doting, over affectionate, foolishly loving, excessively tender …
14fond — adj. 1 (foll. by of) having affection or a liking for. 2 affectionate, loving, doting. 3 (of beliefs etc.) foolishly optimistic or credulous; naiumlve. Derivatives: fondly adv. fondness n. Etymology: ME f. obs. fon fool, be foolish …
15fond·ly — /ˈfɑːndli/ adv 1 : in a loving way She speaks fondly [=affectionately] of you. She remembers their time together fondly. 2 : in a hopeful but not reasonable way He fondly [ …
16doat — Dote Dote, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Doted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Doting}.] [OE. doten; akin to OD. doten, D. dutten, to doze, Icel. dotta to nod from sleep, MHG. t?zen to keep still: cf. F. doter, OF. radoter (to dote, rave, talk idly or senselessly),… …
17Dote — Dote, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Doted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Doting}.] [OE. doten; akin to OD. doten, D. dutten, to doze, Icel. dotta to nod from sleep, MHG. t?zen to keep still: cf. F. doter, OF. radoter (to dote, rave, talk idly or senselessly), which… …
18Doted — Dote Dote, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Doted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Doting}.] [OE. doten; akin to OD. doten, D. dutten, to doze, Icel. dotta to nod from sleep, MHG. t?zen to keep still: cf. F. doter, OF. radoter (to dote, rave, talk idly or senselessly),… …
19Doting — Dote Dote, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Doted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Doting}.] [OE. doten; akin to OD. doten, D. dutten, to doze, Icel. dotta to nod from sleep, MHG. t?zen to keep still: cf. F. doter, OF. radoter (to dote, rave, talk idly or senselessly),… …
20dote — v. n. 1. Drivel, be imbecile, be foolish, be in one s dotage or second childhood. 2. Be over fond, be foolishly fond …
