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fawning
fawn 1 F0054400 (fôn)intr.v. fawned, fawn·ing, fawns 1. To exhibit affection or attempt to please, as a dog does by wagging its tail, whining, or cringing.2. To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior.
[Middle English faunen, from Old English fagnian, to rejoice, from fagen, fægen, glad.]
fawn′er n.fawn′ing·ly adv.Synonyms: fawn1, bootlick, kowtow, slaver1, toady, truckle
These verbs mean to seek or gain favor by behaving obsequiously and submissively: fawned on her superior; bootlicked to get a promotion; lawyers kowtowing to a judge; slavered over his rich uncle; toadying to members of the club; nobles truckling to the king.
fawn 2 F0054400 (fôn)n.1. A young deer, especially one less than a year old.2. A grayish yellow-brown to moderate reddish brown.
[Middle English, from Old French foun, faon, feon, young animal, from Vulgar Latin *fētō, *fētōn-, from Latin fētus, offspring; see dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots.]Fawning of courtiers, 15th century.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | fawning - attempting to win favor from influential people by flatterybootlicking, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyishinsincere - lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere" | | 2. | fawning - attempting to win favor by flatterybootlicking, sycophantic, toadyishservile - submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior; "spoke in a servile tone"; "the incurably servile housekeeper"; "servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work" |
fawningadjective obsequious, crawling, flattering, cringing, abject, grovelling, prostrate, deferential, sycophantic, servile, slavish, bowing and scraping, bootlicking (informal) flanked on all sides by fawning minionsTranslationsbyzantinischδουλοπρεπήςcourtisanobséquieuxEncyclopediaSeefawnMedicalSeeFAWNfawning
Related to fawning: publican, toady, solipsisticSynonyms for fawningadj obsequiousSynonyms- obsequious
- crawling
- flattering
- cringing
- abject
- grovelling
- prostrate
- deferential
- sycophantic
- servile
- slavish
- bowing and scraping
- bootlicking
Synonyms for fawningadj attempting to win favor from influential people by flatterySynonyms- bootlicking
- obsequious
- sycophantic
- toadyish
Related Wordsadj attempting to win favor by flatterySynonyms- bootlicking
- sycophantic
- toadyish
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