Fawn vs. Flattery — What's the Difference?

A young deer in its first year

Flattery (also called adulation or blandishment) is the act of giving excessive compliments, generally for the purpose of ingratiating oneself with the subject. It is also used in pick-up lines when attempting to initiate sexual or romantic courtship.

A light brown colour

The act or practice of flattering.

(of a deer) produce young

Excessive or insincere praise.

(of a person) give a servile display of exaggerated flattery or affection, typically in order to gain favour

(uncountable) Excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour.

To exhibit affection or attempt to please, as a dog does by wagging its tail, whining, or cringing.

(countable) An instance of excessive praise.

To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior.

The act or practice of flattering; the act of pleasing by artful commendation or compliments; adulation; false, insincere, or excessive praise.

A young deer, especially one less than a year old.

Excessive or insincere praise

A grayish yellow-brown to moderate reddish brown.

A young deer.

A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.

(obsolete) The young of an animal; a whelp.

(rare) A servile cringe or bow.

Base flattery.

Of the fawn colour.

(intransitive) To give birth to a fawn.

(intransitive) To exhibit affection or attempt to please.

(intransitive) To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour (with on or upon).

To show devotion or submissiveness by wagging its tail, nuzzling, licking, etc.

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.

Of the color of a fawn; fawn-colored.

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.

A color varying around light grayish brown;

Young deer

Show submission or fear

Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering;

Have fawns;