FAWN
Dictionary entry overview: What does fawn mean?
• FAWN (noun)
The noun FAWN has 2 senses:
1. a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
2. young deer
Familiarity information: FAWN used as a noun is rare.
• FAWN (verb)
The verb FAWN has 3 senses:
1. show submission or fear
2. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
3. have fawns
Familiarity information: FAWN used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• FAWN (noun)
Meaning:
A color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
fawn; grayish brown; greyish brown; dun
Context example:
she wore dun
Hypernyms ("fawn" is a kind of...):
light brown (a brown that is light but unsaturated)
Meaning:
Young deer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("fawn" is a kind of...):
young mammal (any immature mammal)
cervid; deer (distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers)
• FAWN (verb)
Meaning:
Show submission or fear
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
fawn; grovel; cower; cringe; crawl; creep
Hypernyms (to "fawn" is one way to...):
bend; flex (form a curve)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
bootlick; kotow; toady; truckle; kowtow; fawn; suck up
Context example:
He is always kowtowing to his boss
Hypernyms (to "fawn" is one way to...):
blandish; flatter (praise somewhat dishonestly)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fawn"):
court favor; court favour; curry favor; curry favour (seek favor by fawning or flattery)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue fawn
Meaning:
Have fawns
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Context example:
deer fawn
Hypernyms (to "fawn" is one way to...):
litter (give birth to a litter of animals)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
