fawn

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English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old French faon.

Noun

fawn (plural fawns)

  1. A young deer.
  2. A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.
    fawn colour:
Translations
young deer
  • Bosnian: lane bs(bs) n.
  • Catalan: cervatell m.
  • Chumash: piqʼ
  • Czech: kolouch cs(cs)
  • Danish: (hjorte)kalv, (of a roe) (rå)lam
  • Dutch: hertenjong nl(nl) n.
  • Esperanto: cervido eo(eo)
  • Finnish: vasa fi(fi)
  • French: faon fr(fr)
  • German: Rehkitz n., Kitz n., Rehkalb n., Kalb n. (rare)
  • Italian: cerbiatto it(it)
  • Japanese: 子鹿 (こじか, kojika)
  • Macedonian: срнче n.
  • Polish: jelonek pl(pl) m.
  • Russian: оленёнок ru(ru) m.
  • Serbian: srnče sr(sr) n., lane sr(sr) n.
  • Spanish: cervatillo m.
  • Swedish: kid sv(sv) c., kalv sv(sv) c.
colour
  • Danish: dådyrfarve c.
  • Dutch: reebruin nl(nl) n.
  • Italian: fulvo chiaro it(it), marrone chiaro it(it)
  • Japanese: 淡黄褐色 (たんおうかっしょく, tan'ōkasshoku)
  • Polish: płowy pl(pl) m.

Adjective

fawn (not comparable)

  1. Of the fawn colour.
Derived terms
Translations
pertaining to the colour
  • Danish: lysebrun, dådyrfarvet
  • Dutch: reebruin nl(nl)
  • Finnish: säämiskänvärinen fi(fi)
  • Italian: fulvo it(it)
  • Polish: płowy m.
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  • Japanese: 淡黄褐色 (たんおうかっしょく, tan'ōkasshoku) also, 甘える、amaeru

Etymology 2

Akin to Old Norse fagna (“to rejoice”)[1]

Verb

to fawn (third-person singular simple present fawns, present participle fawning, simple past and past participle fawned)

  1. (intransitive) To exhibit affection or attempt to please.
  2. (intransitive) To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour.
  3. (intransitive, of a dog) To wag its tail, to show devotion.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
exhibit affection
  • Italian: dimostrare affetto it(it), fare le feste it(it)
  • Polish: łasić się
seek favour by flattery
wag tail
  • Danish: logre da(da)
  • Dutch: kwispelen nl(nl)
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  • Romanian: lingusi
  • Macedonian: се додворува, се умилкува

See also

References

  1. ^ fawn in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

 

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