Sylvan

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Relating to or characteristic of woods or forest regions.
  • adj. Located in or inhabiting a wood or forest.
  • adj. Abounding in trees; wooded.
  • n. One that lives in or frequents the woods.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. pertaining to the forest, or woodlands
  • adj. residing in a forest or wood
  • adj. wooded, or covered in forest
  • n. One that resides in the woods.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to a sylva; forestlike; hence, rural; rustic.
  • adj. Abounding in forests or in trees; woody.
  • n. A fabled deity of the wood; a satyr; a faun; sometimes, a rustic.
  • n. A liquid hydrocarbon obtained together with furfuran (tetrol) by the distillation of pine wood; -- called also methyl tetrol, or methyl furfuran.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to a wood or forest; forest-like; hence, rural; rustic.
  • Abounding with woods; woody; shady.
  • n. A fabled deity of the wood; a satyr; a faun; sometimes, a rustic.
  • n. A colorless liquid compound, , produced by the distillation of pine-wood. It boils at 65° C. and quickly turns yellow in air. Also called 2- or a-methyl furfurane.
  • n. Native tellurium.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. relating to or characteristic of wooded regions
  • n. a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods
  • Equivalent
    wooded   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    nemorous   
    Variant
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    forestlike    rustic    woody    satyr    faun   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    woodland    leafy    idyllic    enchant    rural    moonlit    pastoral    verdant    tranquil    flowery