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Fawn

noun/fˈɔːn/
Definition
a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
a young deer
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/fˈɔːn/
🇬🇧British English
/fˈɔːn/
🇮🇳Indian English
/fˈɔːn/
1 syllable Say it as /fˈɔːn/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
“she wore dun”
nouna young deer
verbshow submission or fear
verbtry to gain favor by cringing or flattering
“He is always kowtowing to his boss”
verbhave fawns
“deer fawn”
Word Forms
dunverbmake a dun color
fawnverbhave fawns
fawnernounsomeone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
crawlernouna person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
cowardnouna person who shows fear or timidity
grovelernounsomeone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
grovellernounsomeone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
toadynouna person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
trucklernounsomeone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
trucklingnounthe act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons)
bootlickernounsomeone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
kowtownouna former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
kotownouna former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
fawnnouna young deer
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Kitz
eine Farbe oder ein Pigment, das um eine hellgrau-braune Farbe herum variiert
🇫🇷French
faon
une couleur ou un pigment variant autour d'une couleur gris-brun clair
🇪🇸Spanish
adular
un color o pigmento que varía alrededor de un color marrón grisáceo claro
🇮🇹Italian
cerbiatto
un colore o pigmento che varia attorno ad un colore grigio-marrone chiaro
🇳🇱Dutch
reekalf
een kleur of pigment variërend rond een licht grijsbruine kleur
🇵🇹Portuguese
fulvo
uma cor ou pigmento variando em torno de uma cor marrom-acinzentada clara
🇷🇺Russian
палевый
цвет или пигмент, варьирующийся от светлого серо-коричневого цвета
India
🇮🇳Hindi
हलके पीले रंग का
एक रंग या रंगद्रव्य जो हल्के भूरे-भूरे रंग के आसपास बदलता रहता है
🇧🇩Bengali
ফান
একটি রঙ বা রঙ্গক একটি হালকা ধূসর-বাদামী রঙের চারপাশে পরিবর্তিত হয়
🇮🇳Tamil
பன்றிக்குட்டி
வெளிர் சாம்பல்-பழுப்பு நிறத்தைச் சுற்றி மாறுபடும் நிறம் அல்லது நிறமி
🇮🇳Telugu
జింక
లేత బూడిద-గోధుమ రంగు చుట్టూ మారుతున్న రంగు లేదా వర్ణద్రవ్యం
🇮🇳Marathi
फौन
हलका राखाडी-तपकिरी रंगाचा रंग किंवा रंगद्रव्य
🇮🇳Gujarati
ફૉન
હળવા રાખોડી-ભૂરા રંગની આસપાસ અલગ અલગ રંગ અથવા રંગદ્રવ્ય
🇮🇳Kannada
ಜಿಂಕೆಮರಿ
ತಿಳಿ ಬೂದು-ಕಂದು ಬಣ್ಣದ ಸುತ್ತಲೂ ಬದಲಾಗುವ ಬಣ್ಣ ಅಥವಾ ವರ್ಣದ್ರವ್ಯ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പന്നിക്കുട്ടി
ഇളം ചാര-തവിട്ട് നിറത്തിന് ചുറ്റും വ്യത്യസ്തമായ ഒരു നിറം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പിഗ്മെൻ്റ്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਫੌਨ
ਇੱਕ ਰੰਗ ਜਾਂ ਰੰਗਤ ਇੱਕ ਹਲਕੇ ਸਲੇਟੀ-ਭੂਰੇ ਰੰਗ ਦੇ ਦੁਆਲੇ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
چراغ
ہلکے سرمئی بھورے رنگ کے گرد مختلف رنگ یا روغن
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
讨好
围绕浅灰棕色变化的颜色或颜料
🇯🇵Japanese
子鹿
明るい灰褐色付近で変化する色または顔料
🇰🇷Korean
엷은 황갈색
연한 회색-갈색을 중심으로 변하는 색상이나 색소
🇻🇳Vietnamese
màu nâu vàng
một màu hoặc sắc tố khác nhau xung quanh một màu nâu xám nhạt
🇹🇭Thai
กวาง
สีหรือเม็ดสีที่แตกต่างกันไปตามสีเทาน้ำตาลอ่อน
🇮🇩Indonesian
coklat kekuningan
warna atau pigmen bervariasi di sekitar warna abu-abu muda
🇵🇭Filipino
usa
isang kulay o pigment na nag-iiba-iba sa paligid ng isang light grey-brown na kulay
🇲🇾Malay
anak rusa
warna atau pigmen yang berbeza-beza di sekeliling warna kelabu-coklat muda
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تزلف
لون أو صبغة تختلف حول اللون الرمادي والبني الفاتح
🇮🇷Persian
حنایی
یک رنگ یا رنگدانه در اطراف یک رنگ خاکستری مایل به قهوه ای روشن متفاوت است
🇹🇷Turkish
açık kahverengi
açık gri-kahverengi renkte değişen bir renk veya pigment
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהִתְחַנֵף
צבע או פיגמנט משתנים סביב צבע אפור-חום בהיר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'fawn'?
The primary meaning of 'fawn' is 'a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'fawn' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'fawn' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'fawn' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'fawn' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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