faun

fɔːn

Definition

Definition of faun - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mythologymythological creature half human half goat

The faun played a flute in the forest clearing..

pan

satyr

figurative

Rare

mischievous or capricious person

Rare

He was a faun at heart, always playing pranks..

rascal

trickster

entomology

TECH.

butterfly of the genus Faunis

TECH.

I spotted a faun resting on a leaf.

butterfly

insect

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butterfly of the genus Faunis

Origin of faun

Latin, faunus (god of the forest)

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faunlike

adj.

mythical creature

resembling a faun in appearance or behavior

Examples of faun in a sentence

A faun appeared in the middle of the grove.
The faun of the group, he was always up to something.
Her faun-like behavior kept everyone on their toes.
The faun fluttered gracefully in the garden.
A rare faun was captured in the photographer's lens.

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French:faune, farceur, ...
German:Faun, Schelm, ...
Italian:fauno, capriccioso, ...
Spanish:fauno, travesura, ...
Portuguese:fauno, travesso, ...
Chinese:牧神, 爱恶作剧的人, ...
Japanese:フォーン, いたずら好きな人, ...
Arabic:فَاوْن, شَخْص مُشاكِس, ...
Hebrew:פָּאוּן, שֵׁדוֹן, ...
Russian:фавн, шаловливый человек, ...
Ukrainian:фавн, шибеник, ...
Hindi:फॉन, शरारती व्यक्ति, ...
Bengali:ফন, দুষ্টু ব্যক্তি, ...
Catalan:faune, entremaliat, ...
Czech:faun, rošťák, ...
Danish:faun, drillepind, ...
Dutch:faun, grappenmaker, ...
Greek:σάτυρος, σκανταλιάρης, ...
Hungarian:faun, csibész, ...
Khmer:សត្វទេវកថាពាក់កណ្ដាលមនុស្ស ពាក់កណ្ដាលពពែ, មនុស្សក្រមិចក្រមើម និងធ្វើអ្វីតាមចិត្ត, ...
Korean:파우누스, 장난꾸러기, ...
Persian:فائون, آدم شوخ, ...
Polish:faun, figlarz, ...
Portuguese (BR):fauno, travesso, ...
Romanian:faun, poznaș, ...
Swedish:faun, skälm, ...
Thai:ฟอน, คนขี้เล่น, ...
Turkish:faun, yaramaz, ...
Vietnamese:thần rừng, người tinh nghịch, ...

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