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Webster 1913 Edition


Satyriasis


Satˊy-ri′a-sis

,
Noun.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK]. See
Satyr
.]
Immoderate venereal appetite in the male.
Quain.

Webster 1828 Edition


Satyriasis

SATYRI'ASIS

,
Noun.
[Gr. We observe in this word a connection with satire, in the sense of excitement, pungency.]
Immoderate venereal appetite.

Definition 2024


satyriasis

satyriasis

English

Noun

satyriasis (usually uncountable, plural satyriases)

  1. Uncontrollable sexual desire, found in a man (contrast to nymphomania)
  2. The quality of excessive sexual passion in a male

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Translations

Fellini's 1969 film, Satyricon