satyr

[ sey-ter, sat-er ]

noun

1. 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.
2. a lascivious man; lecher.
3. a man who has satyriasis.
4. Also sa·tyr·id [] Also called satyr butterfly. any of several butterflies of the family Satyridae, having gray or brown wings marked with eyespots.

satyr

/ ˈsætə; səˈtɪrɪk /

noun

1. 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
2. a man who has strong sexual desires
3. a man who has satyriasis
4. any of various butterflies of the genus Satyrus and related genera, having dark wings often marked with eyespots: family Satyridae

satyr

1. 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 .

Notes

By extension, a “satyr” is a lecherous male.

Derived Forms

• satyric, adjective
• ˈsatyr-ˌlike, adjective

Other Words From

• sa·tyr·ic [s, uh, -, tir, -ik], sa·tyri·cal adjective
• satyr·like adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of satyr¹

1325–75; Middle English < Latin satyrus < Greek sátyros

Word History and Origins

Origin of satyr¹

C14: from Latin satyrus, from Greek saturos

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.

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He seemed rather surprised—indeed a trifle hurt—that neither of us called him a Satyr.

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He exclaimed, "All is lost if my Satyr and Cupid are not saved!"

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Compared with this lordly poem, the erotic novel of the day, with its prurient platitudes, is as a satyr to Hyperion.

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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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