sylvan

or sil·van

[ sil-vuhn ]
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adjective
  1. of, relating to, or inhabiting the woods.

  2. consisting of or abounding in woods or trees; wooded; woody: a shady, sylvan glade.

  1. made of trees, branches, boughs, etc.

noun
  1. a person dwelling in a woodland region.

  2. a mythical deity or spirit of the woods.

Origin of sylvan

1
1555–65; <Latin sylvānus, spelling variant of silvānus, equivalent to silv(a) forest + -ānus-an

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How to use sylvan in a sentence

  • Dearer than all these to me,” he says about our other valleys, “is sylvan Tweed.

    Angling Sketches | Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for sylvan

sylvan

adjective
  1. of, characteristic of, or consisting of woods or forests

  2. living or located in woods or forests

  1. idyllically rural or rustic

noun
  1. an inhabitant of the woods, esp a spirit

Origin of sylvan

1
C16: from Latin silvānus, from silva forest

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