Fawn

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To exhibit affection or attempt to please, as a dog does by wagging its tail, whining, or cringing.
  • verb-intransitive. To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior.
  • n. A young deer, especially one less than a year old.
  • n. A grayish yellow-brown to moderate reddish brown.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A young deer.
  • n. A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.
  • adj. Of the fawn colour.
  • v. To exhibit affection or attempt to please.
  • v. To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour.
  • v. To wag its tail, to show devotion.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A young deer; a buck or doe of the first year. See buck.
  • n. The young of an animal; a whelp.
  • n. A fawn color.
  • adj. Of the color of a fawn; fawn-colored.
  • verb-intransitive. To bring forth a fawn.
  • verb-intransitive. To court favor by low cringing, frisking, etc., as a dog; to flatter meanly; -- often followed by on or upon.
  • n. A servile cringe or bow; mean flattery; sycophancy.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To show fondness or desire in the manner of a dog or other animal; manifest pleasure or gratitude, or court notice or favor, by demonstrative actions, especially by crouching, licking the hand, or the like; act caressingly and submissively: absolutely or with on or upon.
  • To flatter meanly; use blandishments; act servilely; cringe and bow to gain favor: used absolutely or with on or upon.
  • To show fondness toward in the manner of a dog; act servilely toward; cringe to.
  • n. A servile cringe or bow; mean flattery.
  • n. A young deer; a buck or doe of the first year.
  • n. The young of some other animal.
  • To bring forth a fawn.
  • n. The color of the fawn; a light yellowish brown.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a young deer
  • v. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
  • v. have fawns
  • v. show submission or fear
  • n. a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
  • Verb Form
    fawned    fawnes    fawning    fawns   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    young mammal    cervid    deer    bear    give birth    birth    have    deliver    bend    flex   
    Variant
    buck   
    Form
    fawned    fawning    fawn lily   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    whelp    fawn-colored    sycophancy    grovel    wheedle   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Amon    Braun    Dawn    Mayon    Quinton    Sean    Shaun    Shawn    Swan    Vaughan   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    obsequious    servile    abject    deer    deferential    hypocritical    insincere    kitten    submissive    ingratiate