Fawning

/ˈfɔːnɪŋ/ adjective

Definition

Showing excessive flattery or attention to someone, trying to please them in an obvious and often annoying way.

Etymology

From Old English 'fægn' or 'fain' (glad, willing). The verb 'fawn' evolved to mean 'acting glad or willing toward someone,' which eventually carried the negative sense of false flattery.

Kelly Says

The behavior of 'fawning' is actually a mammalian dominance display—young animals crouch and make submissive gestures toward dominant animals, and humans borrowed this exact physical vocabulary for showing excessive deference, which is why a 'fawning' person often seems almost physically uncomfortable in their obsequiousness.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መንፈስ
men-fes
ARالعربية
مداعبة
madaa-ba
BNবাংলা
সমর্থন
som-or-thon
CACatalà
flatterer
flat-te-rer
CSČeština
chlubící
ch-lub-chi-ci
DADansk
smigrende
smee-gren-de
DEDeutsch
legen
le-gen
ELΕλληνικά
υβριστικός
i-bris-ti-kos
ESEspañol
servil
ser-vil
FAفارسی
ساده
sa-deh
FISuomi
ihailtava
i-hai-l-ta-va
FRFrançais
flatteur
flat-tyor
GUGU
પ્રેમ
pre-m
HAHA
kya
kya
HEעברית
מתחנן
mi-t-cha-nan
HIहिन्दी
प्रशंसा
pra-shan-sa
HUMagyar
szépség
szep-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
menjilati
men-jil-a-ti
IGIG
ịkụ
ee-koo
ITItaliano
lusinghiero
loo-sin-ghe-e-ro
JA日本語
媚びる
ma-bi-ru
KKKK
таныш
ta-nyish
KMKM
ប្រាប់
bra-ap
KO한국어
부정적인
bu-jeong-dae-keun
MRMR
प्रेम
pre-m
MSBahasa Melayu
menjilati
men-jil-a-ti
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-daw
NLNederlands
geeflijk
geef-lijk
NONorsk
smigrende
smee-gren-de
PAPA
ਪਿਆਰ
pee-aar
PLPolski
uprzejmy
up-r-z-e-my
PTPortuguês
servil
ser-vil
RORomână
împătimitor
im-pa-ti-mi-tor
RUРусский
лицемерный
lit-se-mer-nyy
SVSvenska
smickrande
smee-kran-de
SWKiswahili
kujua
koo-yua
TAதமிழ்
காதல்
ka-dal
TEతెలుగు
ప్రేమ
pre-ma
THไทย
นอบน้อม
no-b-nom
TLTL
pagsasab
pa-gsa-sab
TRTürkçe
teslimiyet
tes-li-mi-yet
UKУкраїнська
лесливий
les-li-viy
URاردو
محبت
mo-habbat
VITiếng Việt
ngưỡng mộ
ngw-ong-mo
YOYO
sẹ́gún
seh-goon
ZH中文
奉承
fèng chéng
ZUZU
umusa
oo-moo-sa

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