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.

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Origin of faun

1325–75; Middle English (< Old French faune) < Latin faunus; cf. Faunus

OTHER WORDS FROM faun

faun·like, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH faun

faun fawn

Words nearby faun

faultfinder, faultfinding, faultless, faulty, faulty union, faun, fauna, faunistic, fauns, fauntleroy suit, faunula
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British Dictionary definitions for fauns

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, adjective

Word Origin for faun

C14: back formation from Faunes (plural), from Latin Faunus
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Cultural definitions for fauns

fauns

The Roman name for satyrs, mythical creatures who were part man and part goat.

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