Fabianadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈfeɪbɪən/, U.S.

/ˈfeɪbiən/

Etymology: < Latin Fabiānus of or belonging to a Fabius or to the Fabian gens.

A. adj.

1. Of or pertaining to the Roman gens Fabia.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinship group > clan > [adjective] > specific

Fabian1740

Claudian1829

1740 J. Dyer Ruins of Rome 23 Who has not heard the Fabian Heroes sung?

1842 T. B. Macaulay Battle Lake Regillus xvii Tall Caeso was the bravest man Of the brave Fabian race.

a. Pertaining to, or after the manner of, Q. Fabius Maximus, surnamed Cunctator (‘Delayer’) from the tactics which he employed against Hannibal in the Second Punic War, and which consisted in avoiding a battle, and weakening the enemy by cutting off supplies and by continual skirmishing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [adjective] > using delaying tactics

Fabian1777

1777 Publ. Colonial Soc. Mass. (1906) VIII. 277 I know the comments that some people will make on our Fabian conduct.

1807 J. Barlow Columbiad v. 204 In vain sage Washington..Plays round his foes with more than Fabian skill.

1843 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 615/2 The Fabian policy to which Sir Robert Peel has tied himself up.

1849 Ld. Houghton Let. 19 May in T. W. Reid Life Ld. Houghton (1890) I. x. 433 The Fabian Duke succeeded in checking his zeal.

1965 New Statesman 9 Apr. 579/1 His [sc. Lincoln's] fabian tactics.

b. Fabian Society n. a society founded in 1884, consisting of Socialists who advocate a ‘Fabian’ policy as opposed to immediate attempts at revolutionary action. Hence Fabian principles, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > British political associations > [noun] > Fabian Society

Fabian Society1884

1884 E. Nesbit Let. Mar. (1933) v. 63 The Fabian Society takes up a good deal of my thoughts just now.

1908 G. B. Shaw Fabian Ess. Socialism (new ed.) p. iii Since 1889 The Socialist movement has been completely transformed..and the result..may fairly be described as Fabian Socialism.

1915 A. Huxley Let. Oct. (1969) 79 A sort of magnified Fabian society state, organised even further than at present.

1959 B. North & R. North tr. M. Duverger Polit. Parties (ed. 2) p. xxxi The activity of the Fabian Society in the creation of the Labour party illustrates the influence of philosophical societies.

B. n.

†1. flaunting Fabian n. see quot. 1598¹.[Perhaps originally a transl. of Latin licens Fabius, used by Propertius with reference to the Fabian priests of Pan, and the licence permitted them at the Lupercalia.]

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > blustering or bravado > [noun] > person

jettera1400

flirdom?a1500

facerc1500

termagant1508

rutterkina1529

bellomy1535

bystour1535

roister1549

swash1549

rush-buckler1551

roisterkin1553

swashbuckler1560

dash-buckler1567

swinge-buckler?1577

whiffler1581

huff-snuff1582

swish-swash1582

fixnet1583

swag1588

swasher?1589

kill-cow1590

roister-doister1592

dagger1597

flaunting Fabian1598

tisty-tosty1598

huff-cap1600

swaggerer1600

burgullian1601

huff-muff1602

tear-cat1606

blusterer1609

wag-feather1611

wind-cutter1611

bilbo-lorda1625

tearer1633

cacafuegoa1640

bravado1643

Hector1655

scaramouch1662

swashado1663

huffer1664

bluster-mastera1670

Drawcansir1672

bully huff1673

huff1674

belswagger1680

valienton1681

blunderbuss1685

Draw can bully1698

bouncer1764

Bobadil1771

bounce1819

pistol1828

sacripant1829

hufty1847

bucko1883

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Brauazzo, a swashbuckler, a swaggrer, a cutter, a quareller, a roister, a flaunting fabian.

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Sfoggiatore, a riotous, lauish, flauting fabian, a carelesse fellow, an vnthrift.

1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 46 Of all fishes the flanting Fabian or Palmerin of England..is Cadwallader Herring.

2. A member of the ‘Fabian Society’, or one who sympathizes with its opinions.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > British political associations > [noun] > Fabian Society > member or adherent of

Fabian1884

Fabianist1909

1884 E. Nesbit Let. ?Feb. (1933) v. 63 I do think the Fabians are quite the nicest set of people I ever knew.

1891 Athenæum 21 Feb. 242/3 The first essay..on ‘The Impracticability of Socialism,’ will hardly win souls away from the Fabians.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fabian
释义	Fabianadj.n. Brit. /ˈfeɪbɪən/, U.S. /ˈfeɪbiən/ Etymology: < Latin Fabiānus of or belonging to a Fabius or to the Fabian gens. A. adj. 1. Of or pertaining to the Roman gens Fabia. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinship group > clan > [adjective] > specific Fabian1740 Claudian1829 1740 J. Dyer Ruins of Rome 23 Who has not heard the Fabian Heroes sung? 1842 T. B. Macaulay Battle Lake Regillus xvii Tall Caeso was the bravest man Of the brave Fabian race. 2. a. Pertaining to, or after the manner of, Q. Fabius Maximus, surnamed Cunctator (‘Delayer’) from the tactics which he employed against Hannibal in the Second Punic War, and which consisted in avoiding a battle, and weakening the enemy by cutting off supplies and by continual skirmishing. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [adjective] > using delaying tactics Fabian1777 1777 Publ. Colonial Soc. Mass. (1906) VIII. 277 I know the comments that some people will make on our Fabian conduct. 1807 J. Barlow Columbiad v. 204 In vain sage Washington..Plays round his foes with more than Fabian skill. 1843 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 615/2 The Fabian policy to which Sir Robert Peel has tied himself up. 1849 Ld. Houghton Let. 19 May in T. W. Reid Life Ld. Houghton (1890) I. x. 433 The Fabian Duke succeeded in checking his zeal. 1965 New Statesman 9 Apr. 579/1 His [sc. Lincoln's] fabian tactics. b. Fabian Society n. a society founded in 1884, consisting of Socialists who advocate a ‘Fabian’ policy as opposed to immediate attempts at revolutionary action. Hence Fabian principles, etc. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > British political associations > [noun] > Fabian Society Fabian Society1884 1884 E. Nesbit Let. Mar. (1933) v. 63 The Fabian Society takes up a good deal of my thoughts just now. 1908 G. B. Shaw Fabian Ess. Socialism (new ed.) p. iii Since 1889 The Socialist movement has been completely transformed..and the result..may fairly be described as Fabian Socialism. 1915 A. Huxley Let. Oct. (1969) 79 A sort of magnified Fabian society state, organised even further than at present. 1959 B. North & R. North tr. M. Duverger Polit. Parties (ed. 2) p. xxxi The activity of the Fabian Society in the creation of the Labour party illustrates the influence of philosophical societies. B. n. †1. flaunting Fabian n. see quot. 1598¹.[Perhaps originally a transl. of Latin licens Fabius, used by Propertius with reference to the Fabian priests of Pan, and the licence permitted them at the Lupercalia.] ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > blustering or bravado > [noun] > person jettera1400 flirdom?a1500 facerc1500 termagant1508 rutterkina1529 bellomy1535 bystour1535 roister1549 swash1549 rush-buckler1551 roisterkin1553 swashbuckler1560 dash-buckler1567 swinge-buckler?1577 whiffler1581 huff-snuff1582 swish-swash1582 fixnet1583 swag1588 swasher?1589 kill-cow1590 roister-doister1592 dagger1597 flaunting Fabian1598 tisty-tosty1598 huff-cap1600 swaggerer1600 burgullian1601 huff-muff1602 tear-cat1606 blusterer1609 wag-feather1611 wind-cutter1611 bilbo-lorda1625 tearer1633 cacafuegoa1640 bravado1643 Hector1655 scaramouch1662 swashado1663 huffer1664 bluster-mastera1670 Drawcansir1672 bully huff1673 huff1674 belswagger1680 valienton1681 blunderbuss1685 Draw can bully1698 bouncer1764 Bobadil1771 bounce1819 pistol1828 sacripant1829 hufty1847 bucko1883 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Brauazzo, a swashbuckler, a swaggrer, a cutter, a quareller, a roister, a flaunting fabian. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Sfoggiatore, a riotous, lauish, flauting fabian, a carelesse fellow, an vnthrift. 1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 46 Of all fishes the flanting Fabian or Palmerin of England..is Cadwallader Herring. 2. A member of the ‘Fabian Society’, or one who sympathizes with its opinions. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > British political associations > [noun] > Fabian Society > member or adherent of Fabian1884 Fabianist1909 1884 E. Nesbit Let. ?Feb. (1933) v. 63 I do think the Fabians are quite the nicest set of people I ever knew. 1891 Athenæum 21 Feb. 242/3 The first essay..on ‘The Impracticability of Socialism,’ will hardly win souls away from the Fabians. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1598
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