fond

•  adjective

1    be fond of to like someone or something very much:
?Mrs Winters is very fond of her grandchildren.
2    be fond of doing sth to enjoy doing something, or to do something often:
?They're fond of using legal jargon.
3    fond memories of if you have fond memories of something, it makes you happy when you think of it:
?I have fond memories of my time at Oxford.
4    fond hope/belief/wish something you hope or wish were true, but probably is not
5    a fond look is kind and gentle and shows that you like someone very much

• fondness noun [U]