Definitions for fawn
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. dun, greyish brown, grayish brown, fawnnoun

   a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color

   "she wore dun"

2. fawnverb

   a young deer

3. fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovelverb

   show submission or fear

4. fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck upverb

   try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

   "He is always kowtowing to his boss"

5. fawnverb

   have fawns

   "deer fawn"

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

1. Fawnnoun

   A young deer.

   Etymology: faon, French, from fan, in old French a child, probably from infans, Latin.

   Looking my love, I go from place to place,
   Like a young fawn that late hath lost the hind;
   And seek each where, where last I saw her face,
   Whose image yet I carry fresh in mind. Edmund Spenser, Sonnets.

   The buck is called the first year a fawn, the second year a pricket. William Shakespeare, Love’s Labour Lost.

   The colt hath about four years of growth; and so the fawn, and so the calf. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 759.

   Who for thy table feeds the wanton fawn,
   For him as kindly spreads the flow’ry lawn. Alexander Pope.

2. To FAWNverb

   Etymology: of uncertain original. Perhaps a contraction of the French fanfan, a term of fondness for children.

   1. To court by frisking before one: as a dog.

   The dog straight fawned upon his master for old knowledge. Philip Sidney.

   Holding Corioli in the name of Rome,
   Even like a fawning greyhound. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   2. To court by any means. Used by animals.

   Instead thereof he kiss’d her weary feet,
   And lick’d her lily hands with fawning tongue,
   As he her wrong’d innocence did weet. Fairy Queen, b. i.

   Is it not strange that a rational man should worship an ox? that he should fawn upon his dog? bow himself before a cat? and adore leeks and garlick? Robert South, Sermons.

   3. To court servilely.

   My love, forbear to fawn upon their frowns;
   What danger or what sorrow can befal thee,
   So long as Edward is thy constant friend? William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   And thou, sly hypocrite, who now would’st be
   Patron of liberty, who more than thou
   Once fawn’d, and cring’d, and servilely ador’d
   Heav’n’s awful monarch? John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. iv.

   Whom Ancus follows, with a fawning air;
   But vain within, and proudly popular. John Dryden, Æn. b. vi.

   Dext’rous the craving fawning crowd to quit,
   And pleas’d to ’scape from flattery to wit. Alexander Pope.

   4. To bring forth a fawn.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fawn

   Deer or true deer are hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the red deer, and the fallow deer; and the Capreolinae, including the reindeer (caribou), white-tailed deer, the roe deer, and the moose. Male deer of all species (except the water deer), as well as female reindeer, grow and shed new antlers each year. In this they differ from permanently horned antelope, which are part of a different family (Bovidae) within the same order of even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla). The musk deer (Moschidae) of Asia and chevrotains (Tragulidae) of tropical African and Asian forests are separate families that are also in the ruminant clade Ruminantia; they are not especially closely related to Cervidae. Deer appear in art from Paleolithic cave paintings onwards, and they have played a role in mythology, religion, and literature throughout history, as well as in heraldry, such as red deer that appear in the coat of arms of Åland. Their economic importance includes the use of their meat as venison, their skins as soft, strong buckskin, and their antlers as handles for knives. Deer hunting has been a popular activity since the Middle Ages and remains a resource for many families today.

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1. fawn

   Fawn primarily refers to a young deer, typically in its first year. In a secondary context, it can also be used as a verb which means to exhibit exaggerated flattery or affection in order to seek favor or advantage.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fawnnoun

   a young deer; a buck or doe of the first year. See Buck

2. Fawnnoun

   the young of an animal; a whelp

3. Fawnnoun

   a fawn color

4. Fawnadjective

   of the color of a fawn; fawn-colored

5. Fawnverb

   to bring forth a fawn

6. Fawnverb

   to court favor by low cringing, frisking, etc., as a dog; to flatter meanly; -- often followed by on or upon

7. Fawnnoun

   a servile cringe or bow; mean flattery; sycophancy

8. Etymology: [OF. faon the young one of any beast, a fawn, F. faon a fawn, for fedon, fr. L. fetus. See Fetus.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fawn

   Fawn is a light yellowish tan colour. It is usually used in reference to clothing, soft furnishings and bedding, as well as to a dog's coat colour. It occurs in varying shades, ranging between pale tan to pale fawn to dark deer-red. The first recorded use of fawn as a colour name in English was in 1789.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fawn

   fawn, n. a young deer.—adj. resembling a fawn in colour.—v.i. to bring forth a fawn. [O. Fr. faon, through Low L. from L. fœtus, offspring.]

2. Fawn

   fawn, v.i. to cringe, to flatter in a servile way (with upon).—n. (rare) a servile cringe or bow: mean flattery.—ns. Fawn′er, one who flatters to gain favour; Fawn′ing, mean flattery: sycophancy.—adv. Fawn′ingly.—n. Fawn′ingness. [A variant of fain, to rejoice—A.S. fægen, glad.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fawn in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fawn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of fawn in a Sentence

1. Angelica Varela:

   The black-footed ferrets prey on prairie dogs so it was once thought that elimination programs for the dogs, considered a nuisance to farmers and ranchers, were impacting the ferret population. Now, there was a concerted effort by the state to rebuild the black-footed ferret population. On a recent day, volunteers made their way to small-town Seligman and met for training on the first night inside a rented home in a rural neighborhood that Arizona Game and Fish uses for the operation. One of those volunteers is Robert Coonrod, who bought a pick-up truck and rigged it with overhead lights specifically for the night-time searches. Robert Coonrod has been volunteering for five years. Though hes not a biologist, he enjoys helping out wildlife and found a new photography hobby while volunteering. HUNTERS TURN TO HIPSTERS TO HELP BOOST SPORTS DECLINING NUMBERS One of the volunteers is Robert Coonrod, who bought a pick-up truck and rigged it with overhead lights specifically for the night-time searches. ( Fox News) Were looking for a ferret to be outside his hole. We drive down, he gets curious, looks at the lights, you see the green eyes shine, and then its off to the races, Robert Coonrod said. Once the animalis spotted, volunteers run towardit and set up a trap. But they have to first hopscotch around prairie dog burrows that dot the landscape. Sometimes it can be very entertaining watching people run across a prairie dog colony because youre so focused on the ferret that you forget about all these holes on the ground, Holly Hicks said. Yeah, every one of us has tripped and fallen in a prairie dog hole after chasing after a ferret. ARIZONA MAN PICKED UP NEWBORN FAWN, TOOK IT TO LOCAL BAR, OFFICIALS SAY With freezing temperates on the first night of the search, around 10 of the volunteers showed up, including Arizona State Univerisity biology graduate Angelica Varela, who will soon be starting an internship with Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. With freezing temperates on the first night of the search, around 10 of the volunteers showed up( Fox News)( When I started) volunteering( for other wildlife organizations) and really getting boots on the ground and realizing the hard work that actually goes into it, its really important and its really satisfying being able to know that you had a part in helping a species, as conservation work, I mean were doing this so that eventually we dont have to keep doing it. Angelica Varela drove up from Phoenix with Angelica Varela friend, Brandi Kapos, who is an Olive Garden waitress and an Arizona State Univerisity conservation biology graduate. Shes looking to return to school to get a masters degree in Geographic Information Systems. Before Angelica Varela and Brandi Kapos got their assignment from Jennifer Cordova for the night, they said they had energy drinks and candy. Angelica Varela said Angelica Varela was pumped. With freezing temperates on the first night of the search, around 10 of the volunteers showed up, including Arizona State Univerisity biology graduates Angelica Varela and Brandi Kapos. ( Fox News) Jennifer Cordova said the goal is to get the black-footed ferret off the endangered species list. Fox News important because wildlife dont have a say -- theydont have a voice out there, Holly Hicks said. So, its people like us who manage and try to keep that voice out there and people aware. Our passion comes from a lot of places. We love animals. We want to see wildlife in the future for future generations. Only found in North America, this wild animal differs from the European pet ferrets that are domesticated. The black-footed ferret was once thought extinct until 18 were found in 1981. Since then, recovery and breeding efforts have helped the black-footed ferret population grow. I kind of feel like its our duty.

2. Gwen Landt:

   Gwen Landt said. Gwen Landt added that Gwen Landt is trying to give tips to people on when its best to help these animals and when they should be left alone. Rescuers believe the beautiful fawn was separated from Gwen Landt mother and hit by a car which snapped her right back leg just below the hip bone. ( Credit : SWNS) When the mama is taking care of her baby, she leaves it in the ground and it curls up like a little croissant so the mother can go off and find food, she leaves the baby because it doesnt have any scent for a predator to detect. People often come across the baby deer and they think, Oh, it doesnt have a parent, Ill rescue it. But they should wait to see if the mother comes back.

3. Woody Allen, Without Feathers:

   A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A DOE Unbearably lovely music is heard as the curtain rises, and we see the woods on a summer afternoon. A fawn dances on and nibbles slowly at some leaves. He drifts lazily through the soft foliage. Soon he starts coughing and drops dead.

4. Letitia Elizabeth Landon:

   I like a cat because it does not disguise its selfishness with any flattering hypocrisies. Its attachment is not to yourself, but to your house. Let it but have food, and a warm lair among the embers, and it heeds not at whose expense. Then it has the spirit to resent aggression. You shall beat your dog, and he will fawn upon you; but a cat never forgives : it has no tender mercies, and it torments before it destroys its prey.

5. Raoul Felder:

   Stephanie Nicolai was cheerful any time I saw Stephanie Nicolai -- polite, dignified, the boy was beautiful. Stephanie Nicolai whole life revolved around that child. Stephanie Nicolai would bring him to the office. He was just a lovely little child. He used to love Spider-Man and the girls would fawn over him in the office and color with him.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fawn
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fawn
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fawn
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fawn
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=fawn
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=fawn