satyr- +
(Greek > Latin: a woodland deity, part man and part goat; riotous merriment and lechery)
satyr, satyrs
1. A sylvan deity or demigod, represented as part man and part goat, and characterised by riotous merriment and lasciviousness.
In Greek mythology, satyrs (Greek: Σάτυροι, Sáturoi) were mythological half-man and half-goat nature creatures that roamed the woods and mountains, and were the companions of Pan and Dionysus.
2. A woodland creature depicted as having the pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry; an attendant of Bacchus.
3. A man with strong sexual desires.
4. A licentious man; a lecher.
5. A man who is affected by satyriasis.
4. Any one of many species of butterflies belonging to the family
Nymphalidae. Their colors are commonly brown and gray, often with ocelli on the wings.
5. Any of various butterflies of the family
Satyridae, having brown wings marked with eyelike spots.
satyriasis
1. Satyromania; excessive sexual excitement and behavior in the male; the counterpart of nymphomania in the female. Synonym: satyrism.
2. A swollen state of the genital organs, a disease in which the bones near the temples are elongated so as to be like a Satyr's horns.
There are some psychiatrists who now use the term, hypersexuality, which describes a desire for human sexual behavior at levels high enough to be considered clinically significant.
satyric
Of or relating to or having the characteristics of a satyr.
satyric
1. A butterfly of the family Satyridae, including the satyrs and wood nymphs.
2. Of or belonging to the Satyridae.
satyrical
Relating to or having the characteristics of a satyr: "This satyrical old man pursues young girls for sexual purposes."
satyrion
Any one of several kinds of orchids.
satyromania
1. An abnormal, obsessive, uncontrollable, and insatiable sexual desire by men; usually a sexual lust for women.
2. A passion or excessive desire for sex by a male; also called satyriasis.
Related "sex, sexism, sexual lust, sexual deviation" word units:
aphrodi-;
-cest-;
eroto-;
lagneuo-;
-lagnia;
masochism;
porno-;
Sadism-;
sex-;
sodom-;
whore.