fondly
adverb (LIKING) /ˈfɒnd.li/
/ˈfɑːnd-/ Definition
› in a way that shows love or great liking: He smiled fondly at the children.Loving and in love
(Definition of fondly adverb (LIKING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- absence makes the heart grow fonder idiom
- adoration noun
- adore verb (LOVE)
- adoring adjective
- affection noun
- be gone on sb idiom
- be soft on sb idiom
- care for sb phrasal verb (LIKE)
- endearment noun
- fall for sb phrasal verb
- fall in love idiom
- have got it bad idiom
- head over heels (in love) idiom
- lovey-dovey adjective
- loving adjective
- lurve noun
- puppy love noun
- romantic adjective
- worship noun (ADMIRATION)
- worship verb (ADMIRE)
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Loving and in love
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