Advertisement

Advertisement

fonda

1

[fawn-dah, fon-duh]

noun

Spanish.

plural

fondas 
  1. an inn or restaurant.



Fonda

2

[fon-duh]

noun

  1. Henry, 1905–82, U.S. actor.

  2. his daughter Jane, born 1937, U.S. actress.

Fonda

/ ˈɒԻə /

noun

  1. Henry . 1905–82, US film actor. His many films include Young Mr Lincoln (1939), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), Twelve Angry Men (1957), and On Golden Pond (1981) for which he won an Oscar

  2. his daughter Jane . born 1937, US film actress. Her films include Klute (1971) for which she won an Oscar, Julia (1977), The China Syndrome (1979), On Golden Pond (1981), and Old Gringo (1989)

  3. her brother, Peter . born 1939, US film actor, who made his name in Easy Rider (1969); later films include Ulee's Gold (1997) and 3:10 to Yuma (2007)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

And you look at someone like Jane Fonda or Lily Tomlin.

From

Jane Fonda lends her dazzling narration to Rufus Wainwright’s enveloping ‘Dream Requiem,’ which provides some spiritual enhancement to L.A.

From

Phoenix’s Joe watches Henry Fonda movies and wears a symbolic white hat.

From

The magnificent performance of “Dream Requiem” — conducted by Grant Gershon and featuring, along with the Master Chorale, the impressive Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, an excellent large orchestra, the spectacular soprano Liv Redpath and a vehement Jane Fonda as the gripping narrator — proved a necessary complement to a more problematic performance of “Ainadamar.”

From

The interruptions from Byron’s poem brought chills in Fonda’s mesmerizing reading, as the text follows the breakdown of humanity in the aftermath of environmental catastrophe.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


fondfondant