Silenic

English

Alternative forms

• silenic

Adjective

Silenic (comparative more Silenic, superlative most Silenic)

1. Of or pertaining to Silenus.
   • 2012, Nikos G. Charalabopoulos, Platonic Drama and its Ancient Reception, page 164:

     The juxtaposition of the mask and the silenic face not only invites but also necessitates their complementary interpretation.

   • 2016, Joseph Campana, Renaissance Posthumanism, page 101:

     Like Silenus, the comically monstrous box contained good advice and wisdom, its drunken exterior belying its profound interior. As the tale's initial metaphor, this comparison characterizes the story that follows as one, that, like its Silenic exemplum, appears to be one thing on the outside and another on the inside.