overfond
- adjective
- /ˌoʊvərˈfɑnd/
:
excesivamente afectuoso
- Despite her friends' teasing, she is overfond of collecting vintage postcards.
Examples
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For me, the Bard is overfond of his kings.
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However... ...he is not overfond of Dwarves.
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He is the headmaster, overfond of caning.
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After three or four months, most of them grew weary of learning and stopped coming, their parents not obliging them, who are generally so overfond of their children and, having but little value for learning, thinking it a useless thing, will not force their children against their inclinations if they have not a mind to learn themselves.
Academic text (1992) -
Her parents were overfond of her artwork, always praising every piece she created.
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He is overfond of ice cream, often indulging in several scoops every day.
Synonyms
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8.0
Too kind to someone and not strict when they behave badly
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7.1
Feeling a strong liking for someone or something, often very quickly
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6.1
Feeling a very strong but short attraction to someone, often without reason
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6.8
Very much in love with a person, place, or thing
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7.2
Very much in love with someone or something and often thinking only about them
Antonyms
How Fond
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word overfond joins the prefix over- meaning 'too much' and fond meaning 'having a strong liking'. So, to be overfond is to like someone or something 'too much'.