satyriasis

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/ˌsatɪˈrʌɪəsɪs/

noun

Excessive sexual desire, found in a man.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounsatyriasis (usually uncountable, plural satyriases)

plural satyriases

  1. uncountableusuallyExcessive sexual desire, found in a man.

    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
    2 more examples

    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, not only on women and children, but men and animals, as sodomy, pederasty, etc.), […]

    1920, B. G. Jefferis, J. L. Nichols, “Sexual Proprieties and Improprieties”, in Searchlights on Health

    It's a male myth about feminists that we hate sex. It can be a natural, zesty enterprise. But unfortunately there are some people—it is called satyriasis in men, nymphomania in women—who engage in it compulsively and without joy.

    1998, The Big Lebowski (motion picture), spoken by Maude Lebowski (Julianne Moore)

    Synonyms: satyrism, satyromania

  2. uncountableusuallyThe quality of excessive sexual passion in a male.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounExcessive sexual desire, found in a man.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσατυρίασις
  2. Late Latinsatyriasis
  3. Englishsatyriasis

Borrowed from Late Latin satyriasis, from Ancient Greek σατυρίασις (saturíasis).

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Translations

Ancient Greek σατυρίασις
  • σατυρίασις (saturíasis)uncontrollable sexual desire
Bulgarian неконтролируемо полово влечение
  • неконтролируемо полово влечение (nekontroliruemo polovo vlečenie)uncontrollable sexual desire
Finnish satyriaasi
  • satyriaasiuncontrollable sexual desire
French satyriasis, satyrisme
  • satyriasisuncontrollable sexual desire
  • satyrismeuncontrollable sexual desire
  • satyriasismeuncontrollable sexual desire
Greek σατυρίαση
  • σατυρίαση (satyríasi)uncontrollable sexual desire
Portuguese satiríase
  • satiríaseuncontrollable sexual desire
Spanish satiriasis
  • satiriasisuncontrollable sexual desire
Swedish satyriasis
  • satyriasisuncontrollable sexual desire
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Chicago

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