Fond and Silly

Fond

Fond adjective - Having a liking or affection.

Silly and fond are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Silly" instead an adjective "Fond".

Nearby Words: fondness, fondly

Silly

Silly adjective - Lacking in seriousness or maturity.

Fond and silly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fond" instead an adjective "Silly".

Nearby Word: silliness

Both words in one sentence

  • Insult Backfire A lot of critics — including John Lennon, his former writing partner — were fond of sneering that all Paul McCartney ever wrote were 'silly love songs'.
  • Self-Deprecation: Fabong is fond of it, frequently calling his own game weird or silly.
  • Web Video / Retsupurae Meanwhile, Back at the...: slowbeef is fond of parodying this trope when MSTing video games with silly or nonsensical plots.
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