fanlike

As adjectives the difference between vanlike and fanlike

is that vanlike is resembling or characteristic of a van (vehicle) while fanlike is resembling a fan (hand-held cooling device).

As a noun fan

is a hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.

As a verb fan

is to blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.

As a proper noun Fan

is a diminutive of Frances.

As an abbreviation FAN

is file area network.

As an adjective fanlike is

resembling a fan (hand-held cooling device).