sylvan
or sil·van
of, relating to, or inhabiting the woods.
consisting of or abounding in woods or trees; wooded; woody: a shady, sylvan glade.
made of trees, branches, boughs, etc.
a person dwelling in a woodland region.
a mythical deity or spirit of the woods.
Origin of sylvan
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How to use sylvan in a sentence
Arlington enjoys a reputation as a lush, sylvan suburb — annually noted for its parks in one prominent national survey while also the home of tree-lined landmarks and neighborhoods.
Neighbors mount effort to defend Arlington’s trees from development | Justin Wm. Moyer | February 19, 2021 | Washington Postsylvan scenes, with a dash of human savagery in the foreground, form the best relief for a too-extended assimilation of books.
Mystery Ranch | Arthur ChapmanThatcher has filled me amply with expensive urban food in this sylvan retreat—nectar and ambrosia.
A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith NicholsonMichael turned out of the noisy main road into the sylvan urbanity of Holland Walk.
Sinister Street, vol. 1 | Compton MackenzieSuddenly you jut round an enormous rock, and find yourself in a river of still more sylvan gentleness than the Avon.
Dearer than all these to me,” he says about our other valleys, “is sylvan Tweed.
Angling Sketches | Andrew Lang
British Dictionary definitions for sylvan
of, characteristic of, or consisting of woods or forests
living or located in woods or forests
idyllically rural or rustic
an inhabitant of the woods, esp a spirit
Origin of sylvan
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