Satyr
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsætə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Satyr is a noun meaning (Roman mythology) Synonym of faun.
Meaning
(Roman mythology) Synonym of faun.
More Meanings
- (by extension) A lecherous man.
- Any of various butterflies of the nymphalid subfamily Satyrinae, having brown wings marked with eyelike spots; a meadow brown.
- (Greek mythology) A sylvan deity or demigod, male companion of Pan or Dionysus, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness, sometimes pictured with a perpetual erection.
- (obsolete) The orangutan.
Example Sentences
Rough Satyrs danced; and Fauns, with cloven heel, / From the glad sound would not be absent long. male variation of nymphs
Word Forms
- satyrs
- satyre
- satyrus
Synonyms for satyr
Depending on context, synonyms include faun, lecher.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lecher, faun, capripede, satyre, panisc, sylvan.
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