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satyr
[ sey-ter, sat-er ]
noun
- Classical Mythology. one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human, part horse, and sometimes part goat and noted for riotousness and lasciviousness.
- a lascivious man; lecher.
- a man who has satyriasis.
- Also sa·tyr·id [] Also called satyr butterfly. any of several butterflies of the family Satyridae, having gray or brown wings marked with eyespots.
satyr
/ səˈtɪrɪk; ˈsætə /
noun
- Greek myth one of a class of sylvan deities, represented as goatlike men who drank and danced in the train of Dionysus and chased the nymphs
- a man who has strong sexual desires
- a man who has satyriasis
- any of various butterflies of the genus Satyrus and related genera, having dark wings often marked with eyespots: family Satyridae
satyr
- A creature in classical mythology who was part man and part goat. Satyrs were famous for being constantly drunk and for chasing nymphs . They were companions of Dionysus .
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Derived Forms
- ˈsatyr-ˌlike, adjective
- satyric, adjective
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Other Words From
- sa·tyr·ic [s, uh, -, tir, -ik], sa·tyri·cal adjective
- satyr·like adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of satyr1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of satyr1
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Example Sentences
In excusing the Freedom of your Satyr, you urge that it galls no body, because nobody minds it enough to be mended by it.
He seemed rather surprised—indeed a trifle hurt—that neither of us called him a Satyr.
He exclaimed, "All is lost if my Satyr and Cupid are not saved!"
Compared with this lordly poem, the erotic novel of the day, with its prurient platitudes, is as a satyr to Hyperion.
He began, when a child, a copy of a mutilated Satyr's head, and finished in his model what was wanting in the original.
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