Synonyms for satyr
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : sey-ter, sat-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈseɪ tər, ˈsæt ər |
Top 10 synonyms for satyr Other synonyms for the word satyr
Définition of satyr
Origin :- woodland deity, companion of Bacchus, late 14c., from Latin satyrus, from Greek satyros, of unknown origin. In pre-Roman Greek art, a man-like being with the tail and ears of a horse; the modern conception of a being part man, part goat is from Roman sculptors, who seem to have assimilated them to the fauns of native mythology. In some English bibles used curiously to translate Hebrew se'irim, a type of hairy monster superstitiously believed to inhabit deserts.
- As in lecher : noun debauchee
- As in libertine : noun debauched person
- As in lech : noun lecher
- As for that precocious damsel, she would run no least risk of destruction by the satyr.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- The savage and the satyr might have beheld, and been awed into reverence.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- He is the most wonderful of human beings, and absolutely unlike anyone but a satyr.
- Extract from : « Symposium » by Plato
- And this is what I and many others have suffered from the flute-playing of this satyr.
- Extract from : « Symposium » by Plato
- You yourself will not deny, Socrates, that your face is like that of a satyr.
- Extract from : « Symposium » by Plato
- He painted the figure of a Satyr, and beside it, as a trifle, he inserted a partridge.
- Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various
- You will not deny this, Socrates, that your face is like that of a satyr.
- Extract from : « The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece » by Various
- When the Satyr again inquired the reason, he said that he did it to cool the meat, which was too hot.
- Extract from : « Aesop's Fables » by Aesop
- When the Satyr asked the reason for this, he told him that he did it to warm his hands because they were so cold.
- Extract from : « Aesop's Fables » by Aesop
- I found Penelope in the yew-walk, leaning against the statue of a satyr.
- Extract from : « The Honourable Mr. Tawnish » by Jeffery Farnol
Antonyms for satyr
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