Fabian

Significat (Anglès)

Adj

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. (broadly) Cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest.

Noun

A Fabian socialist, a gradualist socialist; a member of the Fabian Society.

Name

1. (rare) A male given name from Latin.
2. A surname.

Conceptes

Fabià

Fabian

fabianista

Sinònims

dilatory

protractive

procrastinatory

Traduccions

Fabien

Fabián

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Fabianus

Fabian Forte

Fabianus

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈfeɪbi.ən/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Latin Fabiānus (“belonging to Fabius”), derived from Fabius + -ānus.

Frases

Fabian does not like pepper .