Meanings
adjectiveoverfond (comparative more overfond, superlative most overfond)
comparative more overfond · superlative most overfond · alternative over-fond
- Excessively fond.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveexcessively fond
Similar
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Germanic*uber
- Old Englishofer-
- Middle Englishover-
- Englishover-
- Englishfond
- Englishoverfond
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APA
overfond. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overfond
MLA
“overfond.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overfond. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overfond,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overfond.
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