Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
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Fonder
Synonyms for "fonder" (167 found)
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in hopesinaneinclinedinclined to believeindulgentineptinfatuatedinsaneintimatekookylanguishinglonesomeloonylovelornlovesicklovesomelovingmadmaternalmaudlin
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meltingmoronicnaivenuttyof good cheerof good hopeoverconfidingovercredulousovertrustfulovertrustingparentalpartial topaternalpavementprincipleradicalresponsiverock bottomromanticrudimentsanguinesappyscrewyseatsenselesssentimentalsillsillysoftstupidsubstratumsubstructuresuperstitioussympathetictenderterra firmathoughtlesstrustfultrustinguncriticalunderpinningunderstructureundespairingundoubtingunskepticalunsuspectingunsuspiciousupbeatuxoriousvainwackywarmwetwifelywitless
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Whatever it is, you become fonder of it if you work on it yourself.
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They grew fonder of each other as time went by.
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She became fonder and fonder of mankind, and longed more and more to be able to live among them.
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