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SATYR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns
Synonyms:
forest god; satyr
Classified under:
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Man with strong sexual desires
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
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)
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