Meanings
plural satyrs · alternative archaic rare satyre · alternative rare satyrus
- Greekhuman sciencesA 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 nymphs
1637, John Milton, Lycidas - Any of various butterflies of the nymphalid subfamily Satyrinae, having brown wings marked with eyelike spots; a meadow brown.
- obsoleteThe orangutan.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of faun.
More synonyms by meaning
nounone of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns
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Origin
- Ancient Greekσάτυρος
- Latinsatyrus
- Frenchsatyre
- Englishsatyr
From French satyre, from Latin satyrus, from Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans sater
- saterGreek mythology
Ancient Greek σάτυρος
- σάτυρος (sáturos)Greek mythology
Arabic ساتير
- ساتير (satir)Greek mythology
Bulgarian сатир, развратник
- сатир (satir)Greek mythology
- развратник (razvratnik)Lecher
Catalan sàtir
- sàtirGreek mythology
Czech satyr
- satyrGreek mythology
Danish satyr
- satyrGreek mythology
Esperanto satiruso
- satirusoGreek mythology
Finnish satyyri
- satyyriGreek mythology
French satyre, satyre
- satyreGreek mythology
- satyreLecher
German Satyr
- SatyrGreek mythology
Greek σάτυρος
- σάτυρος (sátyros)Greek mythology
Hindi सेटिर, हवसनाक
- सेटिर (seṭir)Greek mythology
- हवसनाक (havasnāk)Lecher
- हवसदार (havasdār)Lecher
- हवस-परस्त (havas-parast)Lecher
Italian satiro
- satiroGreek mythology
Japanese サテュロス
- サテュロス (satyurosu)Greek mythology
Korean 사튀로스
- 사튀로스 (satwiroseu)Greek mythology
Latin satyrus
- satyrusGreek mythology
Polish satyr, satyr
- satyrGreek mythology
- satyrLecher
Portuguese sátiro
- sátiroGreek mythology
Romanian satir
- satirGreek mythology
Russian сати́р
- сати́р (satír)Greek mythology
Spanish sátiro, sátiro
- sátiroGreek mythology
- sátiroLecher
Swedish satyr, satyr
- satyrGreek mythology
- satyrLecher
Tagalog satiro
- satiroGreek mythology
Thai เซเทอร์, เมษปิศาจ
- เซเทอร์ (see-tə̂ə)Greek mythology
- เมษปิศาจ (mêet-sà-bpì-sàat)Greek mythology
Turkish satir
- satirGreek mythology
Urdu ساطیر, ہوسناک
- ساطیر (sāter)Greek mythology
- ہوسناک (hawas nak)Lecher
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Cite this entry
satyr. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/satyr
“satyr.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/satyr. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “satyr,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/satyr.
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