Fondly
What it means
With warm affection or pleasant remembrance.
Reach for it when showing that a thought, word, or action is colored by genuine liking
Former pupils fondly remember the teacher's patient jokes.
Words to choose between 6
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| everyday | |
| warm |
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| formal | |
| literary |
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playful
with a soft spot
Fits when special liking should sound informal and candid
Careful The phrase can trivialize a serious tribute.
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everyday
Fits when friendly positive feeling is visible in manner
Careful Warmly can welcome a stranger without prior attachment.
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warm
affectionately
Fits when love or tender care should be explicit
Careful Affectionately is more intimate than fondly.
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warm
Fits when deep care guides the action
Careful Lovingly overstates a mild pleasant memory.
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formal
with nostalgia
Fits when longing for an earlier time shapes the memory
Careful Nostalgia may be bittersweet rather than simply fond.
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literary
Fits when gentleness responds to vulnerability or closeness
Careful Tenderly can imply touch or fragility that is absent.
Opposites 3
- coldly
- resentfully
- indifferently
Common phrases 3
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remember fondly
Neighbors remember fondly the baker who left bread after closing.
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speak fondly
Mira continues to speak fondly of her first coach.
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smile fondly
He began to smile fondly at the faded team photograph.
Word family 2
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated