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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:

Nouns denoting people

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:

lech; lecher; letch; satyr

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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