Reference.com

93 results for: Fawn

Dictionary Entries (17 more entries. View all »)
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
fawn2    Audio Help   [fawn] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used without object)
1.to seek notice or favor by servile demeanor: The courtiers fawned over the king.
2.(of a dog) to behave affectionately.
[Origin: bef. 1000; ME fawnen, OE fagnian, var. of fægnian to rejoice, make glad, deriv. of fægen happy; see fain]

—Related forms
fawner, noun
fawn·ing·ly, adverb
fawn·ing·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. toady, truckle, flatter, kowtow.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
fawn1    Audio Help   [fawn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a young deer, esp. an unweaned one.
2.a light yellowish-brown color.
–adjective
3.light yellowish-brown.
–verb (used without object)
4.(of a doe) to bring forth young.
[Origin: 1225–75; ME fawn, foun < MF faon, foun, feon ≪ VL *fétōn-, s. of *fétō offspring, deriv. of L fétus fetus]

—Related forms
fawnlike, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

Thesaurus Entries (1 more entry. View all »)
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  fawn
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  deferential, obsequious, oleaginous, parasitical, servile, unctuous, fawning, gnathonic, sycophantic, toadying
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  fawn
Part of Speech:  noun
Synonyms:  deference, groveling, kowtow, servility, obsequiousness, sycophancy, toadying, unctuosity, unctuousness
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  fawn
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To support slavishly every opinion or suggestion of a superior.
Synonyms:  bootlick, cringe, grovel, kowtow, slaver, toady, truckle
Idioms:  curry favor, dance attendance, kiss someone's feet, lick someone's boots
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

View results from: Dictionary | Thesaurus | Encyclopedia | All Reference | the Web

Reference: No results found in Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia and Crystal Reference Encyclopedia. Would you like to see the 70 entries in other encyclopedias, or search the Web for Fawn?

Perform a new search, or try your search for "Fawn" at: