SATYR
What does "SATYR" mean?
A woodland creature of Greek myth, part man and part goat, fond of revelry.
Meanings
- A male nature spirit of Greek mythology, with a man's body and a goat's legs, ears, and horns. On the vase, a satyr danced behind the wine god's procession.
- A man with strong or uncontrolled sexual desires. The novel cast him as an aging satyr chasing women half his age. literary
- Any of various brown butterflies of the family Satyridae. A small satyr settled on the path, its wings the color of dead leaves. technical
Did you know?
- The 'satyr' butterflies got their scientific name from the myth: the group Satyrinae is named for the woodland half-goat spirits, since the dull brown insects haunt shady forests like the creatures did.
Word origin
From Greek 'satyros', the goat-legged companions of Dionysus, via Latin 'satyrus'; the origin of the Greek word itself is unknown.
Remember it
SATYR has no U where you'd expect one - the goat-man is missing his lower half, just like the spelling skips a vowel.
A little poem
Half a man, and the rest a stubborn goat,
he laughs where the dignified clear their throat-
the wild part of us we keep but never quote.
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Wordplay
- What do you call a goat-legged party animal who never knows when to stop? A satyr-ation point waiting to happen.
What it teaches
Every tidy self keeps a goat-legged half in the woods; mock it and it grows, name it and it dances.
Quick facts
What does SATYR mean?
A woodland creature of Greek myth, part man and part goat, fond of revelry.
Is SATYR a valid word?
Yes — SATYR is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SATYR?
SATYR has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does SATYR come from?
From Greek 'satyros', the goat-legged companions of Dionysus, via Latin 'satyrus'; the origin of the Greek word itself is unknown.
What can SATYR teach us?
Every tidy self keeps a goat-legged half in the woods; mock it and it grows, name it and it dances.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.