fawn Antonyms

Meaning of fawn

Wordnet

fawn (n)

a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color

a young deer

Wordnet

fawn (v)

show submission or fear

try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

have fawns

Webster

fawn (n.)

A young deer; a buck or doe of the first year. See Buck.

The young of an animal; a whelp.

A fawn color.

A servile cringe or bow; mean flattery; sycophancy.

Webster

fawn (a.)

Of the color of a fawn; fawn-colored.

Webster

fawn (v. i.)

To bring forth a fawn.

To court favor by low cringing, frisking, etc., as a dog; to flatter meanly; -- often followed by on or upon.

fawn Sentence Examples

  1. The fawn carefully approached the stream, its long legs carrying it silently through the undergrowth.
  2. The doe and her fawn were grazing in the meadow, their coats blending perfectly with the tall grass.
  3. The young fawn stumbled as it followed its mother through the dense forest, its large eyes wide with wonder.
  4. The hunter spotted the fawn standing in the clearing, its delicate features and soft fur making it an easy target.
  5. The fawn's coat was a light brown color, with white spots dappling its back and sides.
  6. The fawn's long ears twitched as it listened to the sounds of the forest, its tail flicking nervously behind it.
  7. The fawn nibbled on the tender leaves of a young tree, its small hooves making no sound on the soft earth.
  8. The fawn's mother nuzzled it gently, her eyes filled with love and protectiveness.
  9. The fawn looked up at the hunter with its large, innocent eyes, its fear palpable in the air.
  10. The fawn's cries echoed through the forest as it searched desperately for its mother, its heart pounding with fear.

FAQs About the word fawn

a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color, a young deer, show submission or fear, try to gain favor by cringing or flattering, have fawnsA youn

toady, drool, truckle, kowtow, curry favor,fuss, court, submit, gush, woo

disdain, disdain,despise, despise, scorn, scorn, challenge, jibe, brave, brave

The fawn carefully approached the stream, its long legs carrying it silently through the undergrowth.

The doe and her fawn were grazing in the meadow, their coats blending perfectly with the tall grass.

The young fawn stumbled as it followed its mother through the dense forest, its large eyes wide with wonder.

The hunter spotted the fawn standing in the clearing, its delicate features and soft fur making it an easy target.