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fawn

UK
/fɔːn/
US
/fɔn/

Translations

fawnnoun
fawns
pl
UK
/fɔːn/
US
/fɔn/
The fawn followed its mother closely through the forest.
Le faon suivait de près sa mère à travers la forêt.
Additional translations
fauvePour la couleur.
Synonyms
doe
fawnling
young deer
fawnverb
fawned
Past Simple
fawned
Past Participle
fawning
Gerund
UK
/fɔːn/
US
/fɔn/
flagornerSoutenu; flatter avec excès pour obtenir les faveurs de quelqu'un.
The employees would often fawn over their boss in hopes of getting a promotion.
Les employés flagornaient souvent leur patron dans l'espoir d'obtenir une promotion.
Additional translations
faonnerZoologie; se dit d'une biche ou d'une femelle du chevreuil qui met bas un faon.
Synonyms
adulate
wheedle
sycophantize
toady
grovel
flatter
fawnadjective
more fawn
Comp.
most fawn
Super.
UK
/fɔːn/
US
/fɔn/
Used mainly attributively to describe a light yellowish-brown colour.
fauvePour une couleur brun jaunâtre clair.
She matched the fawn curtains with oak furniture.
Elle a assorti les rideaux fauve au mobilier en chêne.
Synonyms
sandy
camel
ecru
light brown
dun
tan
beige
buff
tawny
khaki

Definitions

fawnnoun
A young deer, especially one less than a year old.
The fawn followed its mother closely through the forest.
A light yellowish-brown color.
She chose a fawn color for the walls of her living room.
fawnverb
To exhibit exaggerated flattery or affection, typically to gain favor or advantage.
The employees would often fawn over their boss in hopes of getting a promotion.
(of a deer) To give birth to a fawn.
Does generally fawn in the late spring.
fawnadjective
Of a light yellowish-brown colour.
She matched the fawn curtains with oak furniture.
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