"Fabian" meaning in English

See Fabian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfeɪbi.ən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Fabian.wav Forms: more Fabian [comparative], most Fabian [superlative]
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. Categories (topical): Military Translations (all senses): fabisch (German), fabiano (Italian)
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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. Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-Fabian-en-adj-5hg8iKwu Categories (other): Terms with Aragonese translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Aragonese translations: 33 15 3 27 9 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 32 18 3 26 8 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 32 17 3 29 7 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 33 18 2 27 7 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 32 16 3 29 8 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 32 16 3 27 9 13 Topics: government, politics
  3. (by extension) cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-Fabian-en-adj-mjewFhjr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fabian

Proper name

IPA: /ˈfeɪbi.ən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Fabian.wav
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 Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names 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), Fabián (Spanish), Fabian (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Fabian-en-name-XC4~mcw6 Categories (other): Terms with Aragonese translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Aragonese translations: 33 15 3 27 9 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 32 18 3 26 8 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 32 17 3 29 7 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 33 18 2 27 7 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 32 16 3 29 8 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 32 16 3 27 9 13 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 94 6
  2. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Fabian-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames

Noun

IPA: /ˈfeɪbi.ən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Fabian.wav Forms: Fabians [plural]
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. Categories (topical): Politics Synonyms: gradualist, reformist, social democrat Related terms: Fabianism
    Sense id: en-Fabian-en-noun-Q9ZWJ~qy Categories (other): Terms with Aragonese translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Aragonese translations: 33 15 3 27 9 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 32 18 3 26 8 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 32 17 3 29 7 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 33 18 2 27 7 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 32 16 3 29 8 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 32 16 3 27 9 13 Topics: government, politics

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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