n. 25B6; adjective
she was fond of dancing : KEEN ON, partial to, addicted to, enthusiastic about, passionate about; attached to, attracted to, enamoured of, in love with, having a soft spot for; informal into, hooked on, gone on, sweet on, struck on.
his fond father : ADORING, devoted, doting, loving, caring, affectionate, warm, tender, kind, attentive.
a fond hope : UNREALISTIC, naive, foolish, over-optimistic, deluded, delusory, absurd, vain, Panglossian.
indifferent, unfeeling, realistic.