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SATYR

• 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.

• SATYR (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Man with strong sexual desires

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

lech; lecher; letch; satyr

Hypernyms ("satyr" is a kind of...):

degenerate; deviant; deviate; pervert (a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior)

Sense 2

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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)

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