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“Fain” or “Fane” or “Feign”

fain / fane / feign are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

fain f·EY·n

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

fane f·EY·n

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

feign f·EY·n

  • verbmake believe with the intent to deceive.
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“fain”

  • "Secret Love" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster)

“fane”

  • …by the name of Sandor Fane had secretly shown the future…
  • On 17 July 1735, Henry Fane married Charlotte Rowe, only daughter…
  • Henry Fane (16 October 1703 – 31…
  • Fane tricked them into believing the…
  • Fane married his third wife, Charlotte…
  • His grandfather was Francis Fane, a Restoration dramatist He was…
  • Robert William Wilson, General Manager, Fane Valley Co-operative Agricultural and Dairy…
  • …Gwendolen was played by Dorothy Fane.
  • …in their fight against Sandor Fane (whom the League previously knew…
  • Henry Fane of Wormsley

“feign”

  • Kyle offers to feign a lesbian marriage with Raquel…
  • …nature and the need to feign confidence in the music industry.
  • Ranatra may feign death (thanatosis).
  • …like the rinkhals it may feign death to avoid further molestation.

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