"Fabian" meaning in English

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Adjective

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enPR: fā′bē-ən Rhymes: -eɪbiən Etymology: From Latin Fabiānus (“belonging to Fabius”), derived from Fabius + -ānus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Fabiānus||belonging to Fabius}} Latin Fabiānus (“belonging to Fabius”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} Fabian (comparative more Fabian, superlative most Fabian)
  1. (military) Pertaining to or reminiscent of Roman general Fabius Maximus, whose tactics against Hannibal during the Second Punic War famously consisted of delaying or avoiding combat, focusing instead on weakening the enemy by cutting off supply lines.
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  2. (politics) Advocating that social reforms be reached through a series of gradual and moderate stages rather than sudden revolution; specifically, relating to the Fabian Society, a British socialist society advocating reformist socialism.
    Sense id: en-Fabian-en-adj-5hg8iKwu Categories (other): Politics Topics: government, politics
  3. (by extension) Cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest. Tags: broadly
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Proper name

IPA: /ˈfeɪ.biː.ən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfeɪ.bi.ən/ [Canada, General-American], /ˈfæɪ.biː.ən/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand], /ˈfe.bi.ən/ [Scotland], /ˈfeː.biː.an/ [India] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Fabian.wav
enPR: fā′bē-ən Rhymes: -eɪbiən Etymology: From Latin Fabiānus (“belonging to Fabius”), derived from Fabius + -ānus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Fabiānus||belonging to Fabius}} Latin Fabiānus (“belonging to Fabius”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Fabian
  1. (rare) A male given name from Latin. Tags: rare Related terms: San Fabian Translations (male given name): Fabián [masculine] (Aragonese), Fabià (Catalan), Fabian [masculine] (Faroese), Fabien (French), Fabián (Galician), Fabiano (Galician), Fabio (Galician), Fabian [masculine] (German), Fábián (Hungarian), Fabiano (Italian), Fabian [masculine, person] (Polish), Fabiano (Portuguese), Фабиа́н (Fabián) [masculine] (Russian), Fabián (Spanish), Fabian (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Fabian-en-name-XC4~mcw6 Categories (other): English given names, English male given names Disambiguation of 'male given name': 96 4
  2. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Fabian-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames

Noun

IPA: /ˈfeɪ.biː.ən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfeɪ.bi.ən/ [Canada, General-American], /ˈfæɪ.biː.ən/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand], /ˈfe.bi.ən/ [Scotland], /ˈfeː.biː.an/ [India] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Fabian.wav Forms: Fabians [plural]
enPR: fā′bē-ən Rhymes: -eɪbiən Etymology: From Latin Fabiānus (“belonging to Fabius”), derived from Fabius + -ānus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Fabiānus||belonging to Fabius}} Latin Fabiānus (“belonging to Fabius”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Fabian (plural Fabians)
  1. (politics) A Fabian socialist, a gradualist socialist; a member of the Fabian Society. Synonyms: gradualist, reformist, social democrat Related terms: Fabianism
    Sense id: en-Fabian-en-noun-Q9ZWJ~qy Categories (other): Politics Topics: government, politics

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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