sylvan
101sylvan — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. forest, wooded, wood[s]y, arboreous; rural, bucolic. See vegetation.Ant., urban. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. wooded, shady, forestlike; see rural . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. woodland, wooded …
102sylvan — syl|van [ˈsılvən] adj literary [Date: 1500 1600; : Medieval Latin; Origin: sylvanus, from Latin sylva wood, forest ] relating to a forest or trees …
103sylvan — see SAVAGE …
104sylvan — syl·van || sɪlvÉ™n adj. of or pertaining to woods or forests; located or living in a wood or forest; having many trees, wooded (also silvan) …
105sylvan — (also silvan) adjective chiefly literary consisting of or associated with woods; wooded. ↘pleasantly rural or pastoral. Origin C16 (as noun denoting an inhabitant of the woods): from Fr. sylvain or L. Silvanus woodland deity , from silva a wood …
106sylvan — I. a. 1. Forest like. 2. Woody, shady. II. n. Satyr, faun …
107sylvan — adjective in the forest or belonging to the forest; silvan …
108sylvan — adj 1. woody, woodsy, bosky, forested, arboreous; forestal, forestial, forestlike; shady, shaded, umbrageous, bowery, leafy; treelike, arboreal, arborescent; rustic, bucolic, scenic; wild, uncultivated. n 2. rustic, peasant, provincial,… …
109sylvan — syl·van …
110sylvan — syl•van or silvan [[t]ˈsɪl vən[/t]] adj. 1) of, pertaining to, or inhabiting the woods 2) consisting of or abounding in woods or trees; wooded; woody 3) made of trees, branches, boughs, etc • Etymology: 1555–65; < L sylvānus, sp. var. of… …
