satyr

[US]/'sætə/
[UK]/'sætɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.lecher
satyr (a woodland god in Greek mythology)
Satyridae
Word Forms
Pluralsatyrs

Example Sentences

The satyr danced wildly in the forest.

She painted a beautiful satyr in her artwork.

The satyr played a haunting melody on his flute.

Legends often depict satyrs as mischievous creatures.

The satyr's hooves clopped loudly on the forest floor.

She dressed up as a satyr for the costume party.

The satyr's laughter echoed through the valley.

The old tale spoke of a satyr who fell in love with a nymph.

The satyr's appearance was a combination of human and goat features.

The satyr frolicked with the woodland creatures in the meadow.

Real-world Examples

Each tragedian presented three tragedies and one satirical play, the satyr play.

Source: Ancient Wisdom and Contemporary Love (Video Version)

Did he dream of the nymph flying through the woods of Greece with the satyr in hot pursuit?

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

And if all goes well may one day earn the Mitchell satyr butterfly a ticket off Endangered Species List.

Source: VOA Standard English_ Technology

Midas recognized the satyr as one of Dionysus’s followers and let him nurse his hangover at the palace.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

But it all came while the fountain plashed to the satyrs in the morning sun.

Source: The Room with a View (Part 1)

By Ovid it is known with what ardour the satyrs pursue the nymphs; that gentleman had read the 'Metamorphoses'.

Source: Goose Palm Queen Barbecue Restaurant (Part 1)

One day, Midas discovered a satyr dozing in his rose garden and drunk on more than the scent of flowers.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

A Norman gentleman and his wife took part in a public entertainment, disguised, he as a satyr, she as a nymph.

Source: Goose Palm Queen Barbecue Restaurant (Part 1)

The director of the Sarett Nature Center needs an accurate count of Mitchell's satyr butterflies to help preserve one of their last known habitats.

Source: VOA Standard English_ Technology

He was past sixty and had a Michael Angelo's Moses beard curling down from the head of a satyr along with the body of an imp.

Source: O. Henry Short Stories Collection

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