sylvan

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: silvan

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a spirit that lives in or frequents the woodsSynonyms: silvan

Adjective (1)

  1. relating to or characteristic of wooded regions“a shady sylvan glade”Synonyms: silvan
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Silvan \Sil"van\, a. [L. silva, less correctly sylva, a wood or grove, perh. akin to Gr. "y`lh; cf. L. Silvanus Silvanus the god of woods: cf. F. sylvain silvan. Cf. Savage.] Of or pertaining to woods; composed of woods or groves; woody. [Written also sylvan.] [1913 Webster]

Betwixt two rows of rocks, a silvan scene Appears above, and groves forever green. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Sylvan \Syl"van\, n. [Sylva + furfuran.] (Chem.) A liquid hydrocarbon obtained together with furfuran (tetrol) by the distillation of pine wood; -- called also methyl tetrol, or methyl furfuran. [1913 Webster]
Sylvan \Syl"van\, a. [See Silvan, a.]

1.Of or pertaining to a sylva; forestlike; hence, rural; rustic. [1913 Webster]

The traditional memory of a rural and a sylvan region . . . is usually exact as well as tenacious.— De Quincey.[1913 Webster]

2.Abounding in forests or in trees; woody. [1913 Webster]

Sylvan \Syl"van\, n. [L. Sylvanus, better Silvanus. See Silvan, a.] A fabled deity of the wood; a satyr; a faun; sometimes, a rustic. [1913 Webster]

Her private orchards, walled on every side, To lawless sylvans all access denied. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

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