Fabian

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

Fabien

Norman Ross

Fabian

fabien

Synonymes

dilatory

protractive

procrastinatory

Traductions

Fabián

Fabiano

Fabiano

Fabian

Fabià

φαβιανός

Φαβιανός

Fabianus

Fabian Forte

Fabianus

Fabian

Fabião

fabiano

Fabian

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈfeɪbi.ən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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

Phrases

Fabian does not like pepper .

Fabian n'aime pas le poivre.