| fawn 1 (fôn) intr.v. fawned, fawn·ing, fawns 1. To exhibit affection or attempt to please, as a dog does by wagging its tail, whining, or cringing. 2. To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior. [Middle English faunen, from Old English fagnian, to rejoice, from fagen, fægen, glad.] fawn  er n.fawn ing·ly adv.Synonyms: fawn1, apple-polish, bootlick, kowtow, slaver1, toady, truckle These verbs mean to curry favor by behaving obsequiously and submissively: fawned on her superior; students apple-polishing the teacher; bootlicked to get a promotion; lawyers kowtowing to a judge; slavered over his rich uncle; toadying to members of the club; nobles truckling to the king. |
| fawn 2 (fôn) n. 1. A young deer, especially one less than a year old. 2. A grayish yellow-brown to moderate reddish brown. [Middle English, from Old French foun, faon, feon, young animal, from Vulgar Latin *f  t , *ftn-, from Latin ftus, offspring; see dh(i)- in Indo-European roots.] |
fawn1
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a young deer of either sex aged under one year
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours)
a. a light greyish-brown colour
b. (as adjective) a fawn raincoat
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology)
in fawn (of deer) pregnant
vb
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (of deer) to bear (young)
[from Old French faon, from Latin fētus offspring; see fetus]
fawnlike adj
fawn2
vb (intr; often foll by on or upon)
1. to seek attention and admiration (from) by cringing and flattering
2. (of animals, esp dogs) to try to please by a show of extreme friendliness and fondness (towards)
[Old English fægnian to be glad, from fægen glad; see fain]
fawner n
fawningly adv
fawningness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | fawn - a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color; "she wore dun" light brown - a brown that is light but unsaturated |
| 2. |  fawn - a young deer young mammal - any immature mammal | |
| Verb | 1. | fawn - show submission or fear |
| 2. |  fawn - try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"court favor, court favour, curry favor, curry favour - seek favor by fawning or flattery; "This employee is currying favor with his superordinates" | |
| 3. |  fawn - have fawns; "deer fawn" |
fawn1
adjective beige, neutral, buff, yellowish-brown, greyish-brown She put on a light fawn coat. see shades of brown
fawn2
verb (usually with on or upon or over) ingratiate yourself, court, flatter, pander to, creep, crawl, kneel, cringe, grovel, curry favour, toady, pay court, kowtow, brown-nose (taboo slang), bow and scrape, dance attendance, truckle, kiss ass (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang), be obsequious, be servile, lick (someone's) boots, lick (someone's) arse (taboo slang) People fawn on you when you're famous.
Translations
fawn1 [fɔːn]
fawn2 [fɔːn] VI to fawn (up)on sb [animal] → hacer carantoñas a algn (fig) [person] → adular or lisonjear a algn
fawn2 [fɔːn] VI to fawn (up)on sb [animal] → hacer carantoñas a algn (fig) [person] → adular or lisonjear a algn
fawn [ˈfɔːn]
fawn1
fawn2
n
→ Hirschkalb nt; (of roe deer) → Rehkitz nt
(= colour) → Beige nt
adj (colour) → beige
fawn2
vi (fig, person) → katzbuckeln (→ on, upon or over vor +dat), → herumscharwenzeln (on, upon or over um)
fawn1 [fɔːn]
fawn1 [fɔːn]
fawn2 [fɔːn] vi to fawn (up)on sb (subj, dog) → fare le feste a qn; (person) (fig) → adulare servilmente qn
fawn2 [fɔːn] vi to fawn (up)on sb (subj, dog) → fare le feste a qn; (person) (fig) → adulare servilmente qn
1. n
a. (Zool) → cerbiatto
b. (colour) → marroncino
2. adj (also fawn-coloured) → marroncino/a
fawn1 [fɔːn]
1. n
a. (Zool) → cerbiatto
b. (colour) → marroncino
2. adj (also fawn-coloured) → marroncino/a
fawn2 [fɔːn] vi to fawn (up)on sb (subj, dog) → fare le feste a qn; (person) (fig) → adulare servilmente qn
fawn2 [fɔːn] vi to fawn (up)on sb (subj, dog) → fare le feste a qn; (person) (fig) → adulare servilmente qn
n fawn [foːn]
1 a young deer. jong hert, reebok ظَبي، غَزال صَغير еленче kolouch dåkalv; rålam das Reh-, Damkitz ελαφάκι cervato hirvevasikas بچه آهو vasa faon עוֹפֶר हिरणी का बच्चा, हिरनौटा lane fiatal őz rusa muda hindarkálfur daino, cerbiatto 子鹿 새끼 사슴 elniukas jauns briedis anak rusa jong hert dåkalv jelonek cerb tânăr молодой олень srnča, srnčiatko jelenček lane hjortkalv, kid ลูกกวาง geyik/karaca yavrusu 幼鹿 оленя ہرن کا بچہ hươu, nai nhỏ 幼鹿
2 (also adjective) (of) its colour, a light yellowish brown a fawn sweater. vaalbruin, reebruin بُنّي فاتِح светлобежов světle žlutohnědá barva; světle žlutohnědý lysebrun rehbraun καφεκίτρινος beige, color pardo claro kollakaspruun قهوه ای مایل به زرد säämiskänvärinen fauve חוּם צְהַבהַב हल्का पीला रंग žućkastosmeđ őzbarna coklat kekuningan gulbrúnn (color) fulvo chiaro 淡黄褐色 엷은 황갈색 gelsvai rudas rūsgana krāsa; rūsgans coklat muda lichtbruin lysebrun płowy castanho claro cafeniu желтовато-коричневый (цвет) žltohnedý rumenkasto rjav žućkastosmeđ beige, ljust gulbrun สีน้ำตาลแกมเหลือง açık kahverengi 淺黃褐色的 жовтувато-брунатний ہلکا بھورا بادامی سا رنگ có màu nâu vàng nhạt 浅黄褐色的
fawn2
v fawn [foːn]
1 (of dogs) to show affection (by wagging the tail, rolling over etc). flikflooi, stertswaai يُظْهِر عاطِفَةً умилквам се vrtět ocasem, lísat se logre schwänzeln κάνω χαρές (για σκυλί) hacer carantoñas a alguien kiindumust väljendama دم تکان دادن osoittaa kiintymystä faire fête à לְכַרכֵּר चापलूसी करना umiljavati se (psi) hízelkedik menunjukkan kegembiraan dengan mengibas-ngibaskan ekor dsb smjaðra fyrir fare le feste じゃれる 꼬리 치며 아양떨다 vizginti uodegą, gerintis (par suni) luncināties bermanja aanhalig doen logre łasić się mostrar afeição/roçar-se em a se gudura ласкаться;вилять хвостом vrtieť chvostom z repom mahati umiljavati se visa tillgivenhet, vifta på svansen ประจบ kuyruk sallamak 搖尾乞憐 лащитися شفقت جتانا vẫy đuôi mừng (chó) 摇尾乞怜,讨好
2 (withupon) to be too humble or to flatter (someone) in a servile way The courtiers fawned upon the queen. kruiperig wees, witvoetjie soek يَتَزَلَّف، يُنافِق подмазвам се podlézat smiske for; logre for (sich ein)schmeicheln κολακεύω, φέρομαι δουλοπρεπώς adular, lisonjear kintsu kaapima تملق گفتن mielistellä lécher les bottes de לְהִתחָנֵף ל- प्रेम दिखाना puzati pred, ulizivati se hízeleg menjilat smjaðra adulare へつらう 알랑거리다 pataikauti, šunuodegauti lišķēt; pieglaimoties mengampu kruipen voor krype for, logre for płaszczyć się bajular a se da pe lângă, a linguşi лебезить podlizovať sa klečeplaziti laskati svansa, krypa, fjäska ประจบประแจง yaltaklanmak, dalkavukluk yapmak 奉承 підлизуватися, прислужуватися نہایت عاجزی کا اظہار کرنا xun xoe; bợ đỡ 奉承
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