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faun

/fɔn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
faun
IPA
/fɔn/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.

noun

Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Faunis.

Etymology

From Middle English fawn, from Latin faunus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /fɔn/
  • British English: /fɔːn/

Inflected Forms

fauns (plural) faune (alternative, archaic) faunus (alternative, dated) fawn (alternative)

Derived Forms

faunic faunish faunlet faunlike

Synonyms

satyr

Homonyms

fawn

Rhymes With

on gone drawn sean dawn new dawn lawn withdrawn shawn shaun pawn vaughan

Questions

How do you pronounce faun?
The recorded pronunciation is /fɔn/.
What does faun mean?
A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.
Where does faun come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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