satyr
Syllables: sa·tyrUK/ˈsætə//ˈseɪtɚ/
satyr noun: 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.
Noun
satyr (plural satyrs)
- 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.
- Rough Satyrs danced; and Fauns, with cloven heel, / From the glad sound would not be absent long.
male variation of nymphs1637, John Milton, Lycidas
- Rough Satyrs danced; and Fauns, with cloven heel, / From the glad sound would not be absent long.
- Synonym of faun.
- Synonyms:
- faun
- A lecherous man.
- Any of various butterflies of the nymphalid subfamily Satyrinae, having brown wings marked with eyelike spots; a meadow brown.
- The orangutan.
satyr meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
satyr in Hindi
- Lecher
- हवसनाक havasnāk, हवसदार havasdār, हवस-परस्त havas-parast
- Greek mythology
- सेटिर seṭir
satyr in Tamil
- வன தேவதை, ஒருவர், பாலைப்பேய், காமவெறிபிடித்த கயவன், மிருகத்தனமானவன், வாலில்லாக் குரங்குவகை
satyr in Urdu
- Lecher
- ہوسناک hawas nak
- Greek mythology
- ساطیر sāter
satyr in Bengali
- ছাগল আকৃতির বনদেবতা
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- satyr in Malayalam
- രാക്ഷസൻ, മരുഭൂമിയിലെ ഭൂതം, ആൾക്കുരങ്ങ്
- satyr in Tagalog
- satiro
- satyr in Arabic
- ساتير satir
- satyr in Thai
- เซเทอร์ see-tə̂ə, เมษปิศาจ mêet-sà-bpì-sàat
Synonyms of satyr
Forms of satyr
| plural | satyrs |
|---|---|
| alternative form (archaic, rare) | satyre |
| alternative form (rare) | satyrus |
Origin of satyr
From French satyre, from Latin satyrus, from Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos).
Words formed from satyr
Phrases with satyr
Words that rhyme with satyr
Questions about satyr
- What does satyr mean?
- Satyr means 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.
- What is satyr in Hindi?
- Satyr in Hindi is हवसनाक (havasnāk), हवसदार (havasdār), हवस-परस्त (havas-parast). See Satyr meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is satyr?
- Satyr is a noun.
- How do you pronounce satyr?
- Satyr is pronounced /ˈsætə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of satyr?
- The plural of satyr is satyrs.
Words near satyr in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: satyr (page history and authors); satyr (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); satyr (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); satyr (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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