# faun

> English word · Noun · IPA /fɔːn/ · frequency rank #58,018

## Definitions
1. A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.
2. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Faunis.

## Etymology
From Middle English fawn, from Latin faunus.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/faun