ALL meanings of fabian
Fa·bi·an
F f - adjective fabian seeking victory by delay and harassment rather than by a decisive battle as in the manner of Fabius Maximus: Fabian policy. 1
- adjective fabian of or relating to the Fabian Society. 1
- noun fabian Saint, died a.d. 250, pope 236–250. 1
- noun fabian a male given name. 1
- adjective fabian of, relating to, or resembling the delaying tactics of the Roman general Quintus Fabius Maximus; cautious; circumspect 0
- noun fabian a member of or sympathizer with the Fabian Society 0
- adjective fabian using a cautious strategy of delay and avoidance of battle 0
- adjective fabian of the Fabian Society 0
- noun fabian a member of the Fabian Society 0
- noun fabian A Fabian socialist, a gradualist socialist; a member of the Fabian Society. 0
- adjective fabian 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. 0
- adjective fabian 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. 0
- adjective fabian (by extension) cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest. 0