Faun

//fɔn// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry. Roman
  2. 2
    ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Faunis.

Synonyms

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satyrcailleaccorn spiritdeityfaunusfertility god

Example

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"Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and the poem which it is based on share a dreamy, ethereal, but nonetheless passionate feel."

Etymology

From Middle English fawn, from Latin faunus.

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