satyriasis
/ˌsatɪˈrʌɪəsɪs/
satyriasis noun: excessive sexual desire, found in a man.
Noun
satyriasis (usually uncountable, plural satyriases)
- Excessive sexual desire, found in a man.
- The indulgence of illicit pleasures, says Dr. S. Pancoast, sooner or later is sure to entail the most loathsome diseases on their votaries. Among these diseases are […] Satyriasis (a species of sexual madness, or a sexual diabolism, causing men to commit rape and other beastly acts and outrages...1920, B. G. Jefferis, J. L. Nichols, “Sexual Proprieties and Improprieties”, in Searchlights on Health
- An early physician, a certain Baldassar Timoeus [...] adds that a preparation of nitre, dissolved in aqua nymphae, cured a chronic case of satyriasis.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 215
- Synonyms:
- satyrism, satyromania
- The quality of excessive sexual passion in a male.
Synonyms of satyriasis
Forms of satyriasis
| plural | satyriases |
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Origin of satyriasis
Borrowed from Late Latin satyriasis, from Ancient Greek σατυρίασις (saturíasis).
Words formed from satyriasis
Questions about satyriasis
- What does satyriasis mean?
- Satyriasis means excessive sexual desire, found in a man.
- What part of speech is satyriasis?
- Satyriasis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce satyriasis?
- Satyriasis is pronounced /ˌsatɪˈrʌɪəsɪs/.
- What is the plural of satyriasis?
- The plural of satyriasis is satyriases.
Words near satyriasis in the dictionary
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