faun
[ fawn ]
/ fɔn /
noun Classical Mythology.
one of a class of rural deities represented as men with the ears, horns, tail, and later also the hind legs of a goat.
Words nearby faun
faultfinder, faultfinding, faultless, faulty, faulty union, faun, fauna, faunistic, fauns, fauntleroy suit, faunula
Origin of faun
OTHER WORDS FROM faun
faun·like, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH faun
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faun
/ (fɔːn) /
noun
(in Roman legend) a rural deity represented as a man with a goat's ears, horns, tail, and hind legs
Derived forms of faun
faunlike, adjectiveWord Origin for faun
C14: back formation from Faunes (plural), from Latin Faunus
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