faun en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /fɔn/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /fɔːn/ (UK)
- /fɑn/ (cot-caught-merger)
Etymology
From Middle English fawn, from Latin faunus.
Meanings
- (Roman) A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Faunis.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| faune | alternative, archaic, rare | lexicographic | |
| fauns | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| faunus | alternative, dated | lexicographic | |
| fawn | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
faunic · faunlet · faunlike · faunish
Synonyms
Translations (25)
no faun (a mythical creature) · cs faun (a mythical creature) · pl faun (a mythical creature) · io fauno (a mythical creature) · ca faune (a mythical creature) · el φαύνος (a mythical creature) · de Faunus (a mythical creature) · sv faunus (a mythical creature) · fi fauni (a mythical creature) · de Faun (a mythical creature) · ga fánas (a mythical creature) · nl faun (a mythical creature) · enm fawn (a mythical creature) · eo faŭno (a mythical creature) · ang wuduwāsa (a mythical creature) · it fauno (a mythical creature) · it semicapro (a mythical creature) · tl pawno (a mythical creature) · ro faun (a mythical creature) · es fauno (a mythical creature) · bg фавн (a mythical creature) · fr faune (a mythical creature) · ru фавн (a mythical creature) · pt fauno (a mythical creature) · is fán (a mythical creature)