Fawn word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "fawn" word

[noun] young deer
[noun] a color varying around light grayish brown; "she wore a dun raincoat"
[verb] have fawns, of deer
[verb] tray to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"
[verb] show submission or fear

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\Fawn\, n. [OF. faon the young one of any beast, a fawn, F. faon a fawn, for fedon, fr. L. fetus. See {Fetus}.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A young deer; a buck or doe of the first year. See {Buck}. 2. The young of an animal; a whelp. [Obs.] [The tigress] . . . followeth . . . after her fawns. --Holland. 3. A fawn color.
\Fawn\, a. Of the color of a fawn; fawn-colored.
\Fawn\, v. i. [Cf. F. faonner.] To bring forth a fawn.
\Fawn\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fawned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fawning}.] [OE. fawnen, fainen, fagnien, to rejoice, welcome, flatter, AS. f[ae]gnian to rejoice; akin to Icel. fagna to rejoice, welcome. See {Fain}.] To court favor by low cringing, frisking, etc., as a dog; to flatter meanly; -- often followed by on or upon. You showed your teeth like apes, and fawned like hounds. --Shak. Thou with trembling fear, Or like a fawning parasite, obeyest. --Milton. Courtiers who fawn on a master while they betray him. --Macaulay.
\Fawn\, n. A servile cringe or bow; mean flattery; sycophancy. --Shak.

Synonyms for fawn

bootlick, cower, crawl, creep, cringe, dun, grayish brown, greyish brown, grovel, kotow, kowtow, suck up, toady, truckle

Related terms: apple-polish, be confined, bootlick, Cape elk, cater to, coax, crouch, dance, farrow, give birth, gosling, kaama, kneel, lick the dust, lie in, okapi, seal-brown, stoop, taupe, tawny, truckle, walnut

The fun area, different aproach to word »fawn«

Let's analyse "fawn" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and One vowel. 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: NWAF. Average typing speed for these characters is 1090 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: ..-. .- .-- -.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: fawn: 1 = 1, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: fawn: 6 + 1 + 5 + 5 = 17, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
F (1)	6	Lovers	Practical, Faithful, Organizer
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
W (1)	23	King of Wands	Sensual, Warm, Strong, Loyal

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