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PRONUNCIATION OF FAWNER

fawner  [ˈfɔ:nə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FAWNER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fawner is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FAWNER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fawner

Sycophancy

Sycophancy is flattery that is very obedient, or an indication of deference to another, to an excessive or servile degree. A user of sycophancy, is referred to as a sycophant.

Definition of fawner in the English dictionary

The definition of fawner in the dictionary is a person who fawns.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FAWNER


amphisbaenae
ˌæmfɪsˈbi:nə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FAWNER

favourless
favours
favous
Favrile glass
favus
faw
Fawcett
Fawkes
fawn
fawn lily
fawning
fawningly
fawningness
fawnlike
fawny
fax
fax machine
fay
Fayal
fayalite

WORDS THAT END LIKE FAWNER

awner
co-owner
dawner
downer
downtowner
home owner
homeowner
house owner
landowner
one-owner
out-of-towner
owner
pawner
pet owner
prawner
property owner
shipowner
spawner
sundowner
yawner

Synonyms and antonyms of fawner in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fawner» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FAWNER

Find out the translation of fawner to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fawner from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fawner» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

fawner
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fawner
570 millions of speakers

English

fawner
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fawner
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

fawner
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

fawner
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fawner
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাছা-ধরা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fawner
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fawner
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schmeichler
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fawner
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fawner
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fawner
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fawner
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fawner
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फॉरेन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fawner
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fawner
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fawner
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

fawner
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fawner
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

fawner
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

veer strijker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fawner
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fawner
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fawner

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FAWNER»

The term «fawner» is used very little and occupies the 158.034 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FAWNER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fawner» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fawner» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fawner

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAWNER»

Discover the use of fawner in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fawner and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Truth
Cantwell & Fawner. The firm of Cantwell d'. Fawner was of recent origin. Mr, Cantwell had long been known in the trade as a publisher of religious and. { philanthropic works, but {lately he had conceived the idea of obtaining the patronage of ...
2
The Heirs of Blackridge Manor: A Tale of the Past and Present
A Tale of the Past and Present Henrietta Euphemia Tindal. "Ben," said Mr. Fawner, "if you should find any old letters in the other boxes be sure that you bring them to me, and I'll tell you if they are worth anything; I'll explain to you what they are.
Henrietta Euphemia Tindal, 1856
3
The Futile Epikles: Some Character Sketches
Tom Lichtenberg. The Fawner The Fawner hides in a corner at meetings, where she can be heard but not seen. She makes the smallest noises but they grow on you. She murmurs approval at every breath. Mmmm. Ooooh. Wow. She cannot ...
Tom Lichtenberg
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Menander
The Terentian connection implies that Menander's KdXaf is likely to have been a play in which a soldier, accompanied by a self-interested fawner, was the rival of a free young man for the favours of an expensive hetaira. Such a scenario dees ...
Menander (Dichter, Griechenland), William Geoffrey Arnott, 1979
5
The Rand-McNally Bankers' Directory and List of Attorneys
____...-- ....___... (Members i~ndi'cat.cd by a *), S€li2man};---.3_00Barr$' H 5 Blink Of Sfilglfig? ----- --1506 J. C. Fawner .... -- J. M. Fawner-_---- C. C. Fawner .... _- W. A. Stapleton --_ 10.000 2.500 52.000 35.000 20.000 3d N. Bk.. St. L. op. “ .
6
A Lecture on the Sánkhya Philosophy: Embracing the Text of ...
... object ' savour' (rasa). The ' smell' apprehends its object ' odour' (gandha). fawner. 1. *i*flW*. 1. *nw*\. ^TTn^r. 1. ^*rznr*T^TSTt. No. 29. — The five ' organs of action' (karmendriya), 14 A LECTURE ON THE.
James Robert Ballantyne, 1850
7
The Computational Complexity of Machine Learning
(fawner. for any a > 1 and 0 < /? < 1. These theorems demonstrate that the results of Section 7.4 are in some sense not dependent upon the particular models of learnability that we study, since we are able to restate the hardness of learning in  ...
Michael J. Kearns, 1990
8
Creative Meetings, Bible Lessons, and Worship Ideas
Fawner. You are a family and must make a family decision. Everyone in the family must be in agreement' any one person may veto the decision of the group. You have just received $100.000 from an unexpected source. You must now decide ...
Youth Specialities, 1997
9
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Verbal Self-Defense
Fawner. People want to hear good things about themselves, but there is a limit. When you are constantly fawned over and praised relentlessly with extraordinary passion and emotion, you need to be careful. Verbal Vignette As the great ...
Lillian Glass, 1999
10
Freaks of Fortune: Or, The History and Adventures of Ned Lorn
When the last of the guests had departed from thr great cabinet minister's soiree, the perturbed secretary, placing his hand rudely upon the shoulder of Fawner, said — " He was not here, sir !" " Who do you mean ?" asked Fawner, brusquely ...
John Beauchamp Jones, 1854

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAWNER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fawner is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Odyssey's Monodramas Gratify Greatly
... followers giving a fanfare full of Sitwell-esque wordplay to Harald's chief fawner, Tostig: “Hail Tostig, tell all Tostig, tell us your tale tall Tostig. «The Boston Musical Intelligencer, Jun 15»
2
Not a pretty book
His own persona was that of “The Impertinent Fawner.” He was not a journalist, he says, but “a writer who could carry on a conversation and shape a narrative.”. «Columbia Journalism Review, Mar 15»
3
#AskGalloway backfires spectacularly
... Rentoul) manages to denounce the fawning over the Saudi despot without ever managing to mention Blair was the biggest fawner of them all ... «Left Foot Forward, Jan 15»
4
Shortland Street star Angela Bloomfield's Botox confession
... feet and features and voice, and she is very pretty ("You should choose beautiful people every week," said the photographer, the big fawner. «New Zealand Herald, Nov 14»
5
BOOK REVIEW: 'The Impossible Exile'
... convicted fabulist, fawner over the powerful, champion of the powerless, abject coward before the ravages of old age, unblinking stoic before ... «Washington Times, Sep 14»
6
15 Nothing in lesser and greater bodies of water for building on …
... Nice fact (10); 4 Part of one's leg slightly raised, one pinned (5); 5 Fawner primarily, the second of two queens is a bootlicker (9); 6 Looking? «The Guardian, Jun 14»
7
Mammon's Kingdom: An Essay on Britain, Now, by David Marquand
... Tony Blair as a “particularly prominent fawner” to Rupert Murdoch and a man who lacked a messianic cause other than self-promotion. «Times Higher Education, Jun 14»
8
Despite changes in SAT, vocabulary important
Fawner. Sycophant. Toady. Most of which you're likely to encounter when you look up "obsequious," and each of which has its own nuance and ... «Chicago Tribune, Apr 14»
9
Vail Daily column: Don't laugh off Christ the clown
We misinterpret Falstaff, claims literary critic Harold Bloom, when we debase him as “a cowardly braggart, a sly instigator to vice, a fawner for ... «Vail Daily News, Apr 14»
10
Critical gaze
Critical Gaze 1: The Foreign Film Fawner. Indeed, here is an appealingly long, talky French film with subtitles, which means it's vastly superior ... «The Colorado Statesman, Jan 14»

REFERENCE
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