"fandom" meaning in English

See fandom in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfændəm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fandom.wav [Southern-England] Forms: fandoms [plural]
Rhymes: -ændəm Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Italic *faznom Latin fānum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin fānāticuslbor. ▲ French fanatiqueinflu. English fanatic English fancyinflu. English fan Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Old English -dōm Middle English -dom English -dom English fandom From fan + -dom. 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Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fandom (countable and uncountable, plural fandoms)
  1. The fans of a sport, activity, work, person etc., taken as a group. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: fan base, fanship, fanhood Translations (fans taken as a group): 粉絲圈 /粉丝圈 (fěnsīquān) (Chinese Mandarin), fanikunta (Finnish), faniyhteisö (Finnish), kannattajakunta (Finnish), Fangemeinde [feminine] (German), Fans [masculine, plural] (German), ચાહકજગત (cāhkajgat) (Gujarati), ファンダム (fandamu) (Japanese), 界隈 (kaiwai) (alt: かいわい) (Japanese), 팬덤 (paendeom) (Korean), kepeminatan (Malay), kepenggemaran (Malay), боле́льщики (bolélʹščiki) [masculine, plural] (Russian), поклонники (poklonniki) [masculine, plural] (Russian), поклонницы (poklonnicy) [feminine, plural] (Russian), afición [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fandom-en-noun-xgqoPiwz Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Yiddish translations, Collectives Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 61 37 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 47 48 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 53 43 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 47 48 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Gujarati translations: 61 35 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 47 49 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 61 35 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 54 43 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 65 32 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 61 35 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 61 35 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 49 47 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 46 49 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 54 43 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 53 44 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 61 35 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 48 49 4 Disambiguation of Collectives: 53 43 3 Disambiguation of 'fans taken as a group': 72 24 4
  2. The subculture of fans, especially of TV shows. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (subculture of fans): فاندوم (Arabic), 迷文化 (míwénhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), 粉絲文化 /粉丝文化 (Chinese Mandarin), 粉都 (Chinese Mandarin), fanikulttuuri (Finnish), फ़ैंडम (fainḍam) (Hindi), kepenggemaran (Indonesian), ファンダム (fandamu) (Japanese), 팬덤 (paendeom) (Korean), fandomas [masculine] (Lithuanian), fendomas [masculine] (Lithuanian), kepeminatan (Malay), fandom [masculine] (Polish), фэ́ндом (fɛ́ndom) [masculine] (Russian), субкульту́ра (subkulʹtúra) [feminine] (Russian), fandom [masculine] (Spanish), fanaticada [feminine] (Spanish), afición [feminine] (Spanish), แฟนดอม (Thai), โลกของผู้หลงใหล (Thai), ด้อม (dɔ̂m) (Thai), cộng đồng người hâm mộ (Vietnamese), văn hóa người hâm mộ (Vietnamese), פֿאַנדאָם (fandom) (Yiddish), פֿאַנבאַזע (fanbaze) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-fandom-en-noun-cPLg4WMT Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Yiddish translations, Collectives, Fandom Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 42 55 3 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 42 55 3 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 59 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 37 60 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 60 2 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 39 57 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 47 48 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 47 48 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 47 49 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 54 43 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 49 47 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 46 49 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 54 43 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 43 54 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 53 44 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 48 49 4 Disambiguation of Collectives: 53 43 3 Disambiguation of Fandom: 30 53 18 Disambiguation of 'subculture of fans': 13 83 3
  3. The state, quality, or condition of being a fan. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (state, quality, or condition of being a fan): Fandasein [neuter] (German), фана́тство (fanátstvo) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-fandom-en-noun-vhRF0wTn Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -dom (state) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -dom (state): 19 19 62 Disambiguation of 'state, quality, or condition of being a fan': 1 1 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: for various names of different fandoms

Inflected forms

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        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "фана́тство"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fandom"
}

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