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Definition: Au Fond |
Au FondAdverb1. At bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Au FondSynonyms: basically (adv), essentially (adv), fundamentally (adv), in essence (adv). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Intrinsicality | Adverb: intrinsically; Adjective: at bottom, in the main, in effect, practically, virtually, substantially, au fond; fairly. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Au Fond |
| Non-English Usage: "Au Fond" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. French (at bottom, basically, loose). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Lyrics | Au fond de mon regard (Someone I love, Someone who loves me; performing artist: Dion) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Drame au fond de la mer (1901) | |
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| Language | Translations for "au fond"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Turkish | aslında (actually, at bottom, at heart, basically, essentially, in fact, in first place, in itself, in reality, in sober fact, in very deed, indeed, originally, primarily, really, substantially, verily, virtually), esasen (essentially, fundamentally, radically, substantially). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-f-n-o-u" | |
-1 letter: fondu, found. | |
-2 letters: dona, fado, fano, faun, fond, fund, undo. | |
-3 letters: ado, and, don, dun, duo, fad, fan, fon, fou, fud, fun, nod, oaf, oud, udo. | |
-4 letters: ad, an, do, fa, na, no, nu, od, of, on, un. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-f-n-o-u" | |
+3 letters: outfawned. | |
+4 letters: endosulfan, fairground, floribunda, foundation, fountained, furanoside, latifundio, outflanked, sulfonated. | |
+5 letters: diffusional, endosulfans, fairgrounds, fecundation, floribundas, fluorinated, foundations, furanosides, latifundios, sulfonamide. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Translations: Modern 7. Anagrams 8. Bibliography |
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