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- DictionaryFawn/fôn/
noun
- 1. a young deer in its first year: "a six-month-old roe fawn"
- 2. a light yellowish-brown color: "soft shades of pale green and fawn"
verb
- 1. (of a deer) produce young: "the forest was closed for hunting when the does were fawning"
The meaning of FAWN is to court favor by a cringing or flattering manner. How to use fawn in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Fawn.
Fawn definition: a young deer, especially an unweaned one.. See examples of FAWN used in a sentence.
FAWN definition: 1. a young deer 2. a pale yellowish-brown colour 3. having a pale yellowish-brown colour. Learn more.
FAWN meaning: 1. a young deer 2. a pale yellowish-brown colour 3. having a pale yellowish-brown colour. Learn more.
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] ˈfawner n. ˈfawning adj.
Some common synonyms of fawn are cower, cringe, toady, and truckle. While all these words mean "to behave abjectly before a superior," fawn implies seeking favor by servile flattery or exaggerated attention. waiters fawning over a celebrity.
A fawn is a young deer, but it's also a verb meaning to try and win favor by flattering. You might fawn over Bambi if you want to hang out with the cute and fuzzy gang. As a verb, fawn either refers to an attempt to get on someone’s good side, or, oddly enough, to give birth to a deer.
