flown

1
[ flohn ]
/ floʊn /

verb

a past participle of fly1.

Definition for flown (2 of 3)

flown 2
[ flohn ]
/ floʊn /

adjective

decorated with colors that have been fluidly blended: flown ceramic ware.
Archaic. filled to excess.

Origin of flown

2
Middle English flōwen; past participle of flow

Definition for flown (3 of 3)

Origin of fly

1
before 900; Middle English flīen, Old English flēogan; cognate with Old High German fliogan, German fliegen, Old Norse fljuga

SYNONYMS FOR fly

1 Fly, flit, flutter, hover, soar refer to moving through the air as on wings. Fly is the general term: Birds fly. Airplanes fly. To flit is to make short rapid flights from place to place: A bird flits from tree to tree. To flutter is to agitate the wings tremulously, either without flying or in flying only short distances: A young bird flutters out of a nest and in again. To hover is to linger in the air, or to move over or about something within a narrow area or space: hovering clouds; a hummingbird hovering over a blossom. To soar is to (start to) fly upward to a great height usually with little advance in any other direction, or else to (continue to) fly at a lofty height without visible movement of the wings: Above our heads an eagle was soaring.

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British Dictionary definitions for flown (1 of 5)

flown 1
/ (fləʊn) /

verb

the past participle of fly 1

British Dictionary definitions for flown (2 of 5)

flown 2
/ (fləʊn) /

adjective

relating to coloured (usually blue) decoration on porcelain that, during firing, has melted into the surrounding glaze giving a halo-like effect

Word Origin for flown

probably from the obsolete past participle of flow

British Dictionary definitions for flown (3 of 5)

fly 1
/ (flaɪ) /

verb flies, flying, flew or flown

noun plural flies

Derived forms of fly

flyable, adjective

Word Origin for fly

Old English flēogan; related to Old Frisian fliāga, Old High German fliogan, Old Norse fljūga

British Dictionary definitions for flown (4 of 5)

fly 2
/ (flaɪ) /

noun plural flies

Derived forms of fly

flyless, adjective

Word Origin for fly

Old English flēoge; related to Old Norse fluga Old High German flioga; see fly 1

British Dictionary definitions for flown (5 of 5)

fly 3
/ (flaɪ) /

adjective flyer or flyest slang

mainly British knowing and sharp; smart
mainly Scot furtive or sneaky

noun

on the fly mainly Scot in secret; sneakily

Word Origin for fly

C19: of uncertain origin

Medical definitions for flown

fly
[ flī ]

n.

Any of numerous two-winged insects of the order Diptera.

Scientific definitions for flown

fly
[ flī ]

Any of numerous insects of the order Diptera, having one pair of wings and large compound eyes. Flies include the houseflies, horseflies, and mosquitoes. See more at dipteran.