fawn in English dictionary

  • fawn

    Meanings and definitions of "fawn"

    • A young deer.
    • A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.
    • fawn colour:
    • Of the fawn colour.
    • (intransitive) To exhibit affection or attempt to please.
    • (intransitive) To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour.
    • (intransitive, of a dog) To wag its tail, to show devotion.
    • adjective
      Of the fawn colour.
    • noun
      A young deer.
    • noun
      A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      The young of an animal; a whelp.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To exhibit affection or attempt to please.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour (with on or upon).
    • verb
      (intransitive, of a dog)
      To wag its tail, to show devotion.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To give birth to a fawn.
    • young deer
    • colour
    • pertaining to the colour
    • exhibit affection
    • seek favour by flattery
    • wag tail
    • To act in a very submissive manner.
    • noun
      a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color; "she wore dun"
    • noun
      a young deer
    • verb
      have fawns; "deer fawn"
    • verb
      show submission or fear
    • verb
      try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"

    Synonyms of "fawn" in English dictionary

    kotow, grovel, deer are the top synonyms of "fawn" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of fawn

    • fawn ( third-person singular simple present fawns, present participle fawning, simple past and past participle fawned)
    • fawn ( not comparable)
    • fawn ( plural  fawns)
    • fawn (not comparable)
    • fawn (plural fawns)
    • fawn (third-person singular simple present fawns, present participle fawning, simple past and past participle fawned)
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