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Definitions for Fawning

[1] a young deer, especially an unweaned one.
[2] a light yellowish-brown color.
[3] light yellowish-brown.
[4] (of a doe) to bring forth young.
[5] to seek notice or favor by servile demeanor: The courtiers fawned over the king.
[6] (of a dog) to behave affectionately.
[7] a young deer of either sex aged under one year
[8] a light greyish-brown colour (as adjective ) a fawn raincoat
[9] in fawn (of deer) pregnant
[10] (of deer) to bear (young)
[11] to seek attention and admiration (from) by cringing and flattering
[12] (of animals, esp dogs) to try to please by a show of extreme friendliness and fondness (towards)

Words related to Fawning

fawnflattering, humble, cringing, crawling, ingratiating, prostrate, scraping, sniveling, bootlicking, cowering, bowing, abject, compliant, mealy-mouthed, obsequious, servile, slavish, spineless, submissive, subservient

Words nearby Fawning

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Origin of Fawning

2before 1000; Middle English fawnen, Old English fagnian, variant of fægnian to rejoice, make glad, derivative of fægen happy; see fain

Words that may be confused with Fawning

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, fawnfaun, fawn

Other words from Fawning

fawn·like , adjective
fawn·er , noun
fawn·ing·ly , adverb
fawn·ing·ness , noun

Word origin for Fawning

Old English fægnian to be glad, from fægen glad; see fain

Synonyms for Fawning

flattering, bootlicking, bowing, cowering, crawling, cringing, humble, ingratiating, kowtowing, prostrate, scraping, sniveling, abject, adulatory, brownnosing, compliant, mealy-mouthed, obsequious, parasitic, servile, slavish, spineless, submissive, subservient, sycophant, sycophantic