Definitions for FAN
fæn, fɑnfan

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. fannoun

   a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces

2. sports fan, fan, rooternoun

   an enthusiastic devotee of sports

3. fan, buff, devotee, loververb

   an ardent follower and admirer

4. fanverb

   strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)

5. fanverb

   make (an emotion) fiercer

   "fan hatred"

6. fanverb

   agitate the air

7. winnow, fanverb

   separate the chaff from by using air currents

   "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fannoun

   A diminutive of Frances.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FANnoun

   Etymology: vannus, Latin.

   1. An instrument used by ladies to move the air and cool themselves.

   With scarfs, and fans, and double change of brav’ry,
   With amber bracelets, beads, with all this knav’ry. William Shakespeare.

   Flavia, the least and slightest toy
   Can with resistless art employ:
   In other hands the fan would prove
   An engine of small force in love;
   But she, with such an air and mien,
   Not to be told or safely seen,
   Directs its wanton motions so,
   That it wounds more than Cupid’s bow;
   Gives coolness to the matchless dame,
   To every other breast a flame. Francis Atterbury.

   The modest fan was lifted up no more,
   And virgins smil’d at what they blush’d before. Alexander Pope.

   2. Any thing spread out like a woman’s fan into a triangle with a broad base.

   As a peacock and crane were in company, the peacock spread his tail, and challenged the other to shew him such a fan of feathers. Roger L'Estrange.

   3. The instrument by which the chaff is blown away when corn is winnowed. [ Van, French.]

   Flaile, strawfork, and rake with a fan that is strong. Thomas Tusser.

   Asses shall eat clean provender, winnowed with the shovel and with the fan. Is. xxx. 24.

   In the wind and tempest of fortune’s frown,
   Distinction, with a broad and powerful fan,
   Puffing at all, winnows the light away. William Shakespeare, Troil. and Cr.

   For the cleansing of corn is commonly used either a wicker-fan, or a fan with sails. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

   4. Any thing by which the air is moved; wings.

   The pris’ner with a spring from prison broke;
   Then stretch’d his feather’d fans with all his might,
   And to the neighb’ring maple wing’d his flight. Dryden.

   5. An instrument to raise the fire.

   Nature worketh in us all a love to our own counsels: the contradiction of others is a fan to inflame that love. Richard Hooker.

2. To Fanverb

   1. To cool or recreate with a fan.

   She was fanned into slumbers by her slaves. Spectator.

   2. To ventilate; to affect by air put in motion.

   Let every feeble humour shake your hearts;
   Your enemies, with nodding of their plumes,
   Fan you into despair. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   The Norweyan banners flout the sky,
   And fan our people cold. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   The air
   Floats as they pass, fann’d with unnumber’d plumes:
   From branch to branch the smaller birds with song
   Solac’d the woods, and spread their painted wings,
   ’Till ev’n. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. vii. l. 432.

   The fanning wind upon her bosom blows;
   To meet the fanning wind the bosom rose:
   The fanning wind and purling streams continue her repose. John Dryden, Cymon and Iphigenia.

   Calm as the breath which fans our eastern groves,
   And bright, as when thy eyes first lighted up our loves. Dryd.

   And now his shorter breath, with sultry air,
   Pants on her neck, and fans her parting hair. Alexander Pope.

   3. To separate, as by winnowing.

   I have collected some few, therein fanning the old, not omitting any. Francis Bacon, Apophthegms.

   Not so the wicked; but as chaff, which, fann’d,
   The wind drives, so the wicked shall not stand
   In judgment. John Milton.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fan

   Fan is a 2003 song recorded by French singer and composer Pascal Obispo. Written by Lionel Florence who had previously worked for many notable artists, the song is a tribute to great artists, particularly Michel Polnareff. Released on March 14, 2003, as the lead single of the album of the same name, "Fan" achieved great success in France and Belgium (Wallonia), becoming to date Obispo's first number-one hit and his most successful single in terms of chart peak positions. The song was also performed during the singer's next tours and was thus included on the albums Studio Fan / Live Fan (2004) and Les Fleurs de Forest (2007). The CD single was released in many editions with various art cover showing Obispo portraying many artists such as Robert De Niro, Freddie Mercury and Marilyn Monroe. In France, the single went straight to number-one on 1 June 2003, and almost didn't stop to drop the weeks after, totalling eight weeks in the top ten, 18 weeks in the top 50 and 27 weeks in the top 100. As of August 2014, it was the 108th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 292,000 units sold.

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1. fan

   A fan is a device with rotating blades that creates a current of air for cooling or ventilation. It can also refer to an enthusiastic admirer or supporter of a particular person, team, or activity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fannoun

   an instrument used for producing artificial currents of air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad surface

2. Fannoun

   an instrument for cooling the person, made of feathers, paper, silk, etc., and often mounted on sticks all turning about the same pivot, so as when opened to radiate from the center and assume the figure of a section of a circle

3. Fannoun

   any revolving vane or vanes used for producing currents of air, in winnowing grain, blowing a fire, ventilation, etc., or for checking rapid motion by the resistance of the air; a fan blower; a fan wheel

4. Fannoun

   an instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away

5. Fannoun

   something in the form of a fan when spread, as a peacock's tail, a window, etc

6. Fannoun

   a small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock windmill always in the direction of the wind

7. Fannoun

   that which produces effects analogous to those of a fan, as in exciting a flame, etc.; that which inflames, heightens, or strengthens; as, it served as a fan to the flame of his passion

8. Fannoun

   a quintain; -- from its form

9. Fannoun

   to move as with a fan

10. Fannoun

    to cool and refresh, by moving the air with a fan; to blow the air on the face of with a fan

11. Fannoun

    to ventilate; to blow on; to affect by air put in motion

12. Fannoun

    to winnow; to separate chaff from, and drive it away by a current of air; as, to fan wheat

13. Fannoun

    to excite or stir up to activity, as a fan axcites a flame; to stimulate; as, this conduct fanned the excitement of the populace

14. Etymology: [Cf. OF. vanner, L. vannere. See Fan, n., Van a winnowing machine.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fan

   A fan, sometimes also called aficionado or supporter, is a person who is enthusiastically devoted to something, such as a band, a sports team or entertainer. Collectively, fans of a particular thing or person constitute its fanbase or fandom. They may show their enthusiasm by being members of a fan club, holding fan conventions, creating fanzines, writing fan mail, or by promoting the object of their interest and attention.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fan

   a light hand implement used to cause a draught of cool air to play upon the face; there are two kinds, the folding and non-folding; the latter, sometimes large and fixed on a pole, were known to the ancients, the former were invented by the Japanese in the 7th century, and became popular in Italy and Spain in the 16th century; but Paris soon took a lead in their manufacture, carrying them to their highest pitch of artistic perfection in the reign of Louis XIV.

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fan

   Without qualification, indicates a fan of science fiction, especially one who goes to cons and tends to hang out with other fans. Many hackers are fans, so this term has been imported from fannish slang; however, unlike much fannish slang it is recognized by most non-fannish hackers. Among SF fans the plural is correctly fen, but this usage is not automatic to hackers. “Laura reads the stuff occasionally but isn't really a fan.”

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1. FAN

   What does FAN stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the FAN acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FAN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fan is ranked #4197 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Fan surname appeared 8,441 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Fan.
   
   94.7% or 8,000 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.8% or 239 total occurrences were White.
   1.3% or 117 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 52 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Agitate
   • Baseball
   • Device
   • Intensify
   • Strike Out

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'FAN' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4724

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'FAN' in Nouns Frequency: #952

Anagrams for FAN »

1. NAF

2. NFA

How to pronounce FAN?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say FAN in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of FAN in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of FAN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of FAN in a Sentence

1. Natalia Carvalho:

   It's a lack of respect for the fan that bought tickets. It's a shame.

2. Valentino Rossi:

   After what happened, there can never be any kind of personal relationship between us, he (Marquez) really betrayed me. He arrived (in MotoGP) saying he was a fan of mine but it was all lies.

3. Warren Buffett:

   Yeah, I've been a fan, and I've been an idiot for not buying.

4. Michelle Brenner:

   Frozen lasagna is not a treat, i am not a fan of frozen lasagna. I'm very Italian.

5. Frank Richards:

   I'm not a big Mike Pence fan, but I really respect what Mike Pence did, i really think Mike Pence was extremely brave to go back into the Capitol with folks who wanted to lynch Mike Pence and carry through with Mike Pence responsibilities.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=FAN
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fan
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=FAN
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/FAN
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=FAN
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Fan
9. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Fan
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html