Synonyms and Antonyms of fawn

synonym (synonym of fawn)

hypernym (fawn IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color (noun.attribute)
    light brown
    a brown that is light but unsaturated (noun.attribute)
     
  • a young deer (noun.animal)
    young mammal
    any immature mammal (noun.animal)
     
  • (noun.animal)
    cervid, deer
    distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers (noun.animal)
     
  • have fawns (verb.body)
    bear, birth, deliver, give birth, have
    cause to be born (verb.body)
     
  • show submission or fear (verb.motion)
    bend, flex
    form a curve (verb.motion)
     
  • try to gain favor by cringing or flattering (verb.communication)
    blandish, flatter
    praise somewhat dishonestly (verb.communication)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF fawn relation)

derivation (.... is derived from fawn)

  • a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color (noun.attribute)
    dun
    make a dun color (verb.change)
     
  • a young deer (noun.animal)
    fawn
    have fawns (verb.body)
     
  • show submission or fear (verb.motion)
    coward
    a person who shows fear or timidity (noun.person)
     
  • try to gain favor by cringing or flattering (verb.communication)
    truckling
    the act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    kotow, kowtow
    a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.person)
    apple polisher, bootlicker, fawner, groveler, groveller, truckler
    someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.person)
    ass-kisser, crawler, lackey, sycophant, toady
    a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage (noun.person)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym derivation dun grayish brown greyish brown cower crawl creep young mammal cervid light brown bear blandish flatter court favor court favour curry favor curry favour dun truckling kotow apple polisher bootlicker
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. dun, grayish brown, greyish brown . cower, crawl, creep, cringe, grovel . bootlick, kotow, kowtow, suck up, toady, truckle . light brown . young mammal . cervid, deer . bear, birth, deliver, give birth, have . bend, flex . blandish, flatter . court favor, court favour, curry favor, curry favour . dun . fawn . coward . truckling . kotow, kowtow . apple polisher, bootlicker, fawner, groveler, groveller, truckler . ass-kisser, crawler, lackey, sycophant, toady


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