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SATYR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does satyr mean?
• SATYR (noun)
The noun SATYR has 2 senses:
1. man with strong sexual desires
2. one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns
Familiarity information: SATYR used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Man with strong sexual desires
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("satyr" is a kind of...):
degenerate; deviant; deviate; pervert (a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior)
Derivation:
satyric; satyrical (of or relating to or having the characteristics of a satyr)
Sense 2
Meaning:
One of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
forest god; satyr
Hypernyms ("satyr" is a kind of...):
Greek deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks)
Instance hyponyms:
Silenus (the chief satyr in the service of Bacchus; father of Dionysus; usually depicted as drunk and jolly and riding a donkey)
Derivation:
satyric; satyrical (of or relating to or having the characteristics of a satyr)
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