Sylvan

Word SYLVAN
Character 6
Hyphenation syl van
Pronunciations /ˈsɪlvən/

Definitions and meanings of "Sylvan"

What do we mean by sylvan?

Relating to or characteristic of woods or forest regions. adjective

Located in or inhabiting a wood or forest. adjective

Abounding in trees; wooded. adjective

One that lives in or frequents the woods. noun

Native tellurium. noun

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. noun

Of or pertaining to a wood or forest; forest-like; hence, rural; rustic.

Abounding with woods; woody; shady.

A fabled deity of the wood; a satyr; a faun; sometimes, a rustic. noun

A liquid hydrocarbon obtained together with furfuran (tetrol) by the distillation of pine wood; -- called also methyl tetrol, or methyl furfuran. noun

A fabled deity of the wood; a satyr; a faun; sometimes, a rustic. noun

Of or pertaining to a sylva; forestlike; hence, rural; rustic. adjective

Abounding in forests or in trees; woody. adjective

Pertaining to the forest, or woodlands adjective

Residing in a forest or wood adjective

Wooded, or covered in forest adjective

One that resides in the woods. noun

Relating to or characteristic of wooded regions adjective

A spirit that lives in or frequents the woods noun

One who resides in the woods.

A fabled deity of the wood; a faun, a satyr.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Sylvan

The word "sylvan" in example sentences

One fine evening Borrow hired a calash and drove out to Marina Rotze, "a kind of sylvan garden," about one and a half miles out of Moscow, where this particular class of Romanys resorted. ❋ Jenkins, Herbert (1912)

He hurriedly explained to the others that Pocahontas was evidently intending to do them special honour in welcoming them with some kind of sylvan masque. ❋ Virginia Watson (1904)

The hills which form its shores are so steep, and the woods on them were then so high, that, as you looked down from the west end, it had the appearance of an amphitheatre for some kind of sylvan spectacle. ❋ Unknown (1854)

Yes | No | Report from tbogg10 wrote 18 hours 37 min ago agreed with ya eastern shore, just this last summer i bought just that, after saving my money for 6 months or so i found a 14 foot sylvan v hull with a 9.9 johnson, and a nice trolling motor, its really nice, gets me everywhere, one of my favorite purchases. ❋ Unknown (2010)

There is talk of building a memorial and, perhaps, finding a way to preserve the remains of the tree, as part of efforts to restore the pine grove, or Matsubara, a sort of sylvan commons once at the heart of life here. ❋ Gordon Fairclough (2011)

The Doctor and I were entranced by the beauty of the scene which induced him to wax forth with sylvan poetry of which he was well versed and capable of reciting with profound eloquence. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Many of the rooms overlook a rare sylvan area of Beijing, the Sanlitun diplomatic compound, which, with its low-rise buildings and high-rise trees, gives the impression of a mini Central Park. ❋ Unknown (2009)

To complete her woeful errand, initiated participants are asked to help her overcome obstacles. are consciousness expansion technique known as the Song of Sworcery; we may choose to locate contend with cryptozoological phenomena such as the sylvan sprites & enact impossible miracles according to the moods of the moon. ❋ Mike Ragogna (2011)

The ceilings are decorated with Italian grotteschi: sylvan landscapes of centaurs, nymphs, gargoyles, and swans. ❋ Mira Bartók (2011)

Among eastern and northern woodland Indians, floral designs copied from the natural sylvan surroundings prevailed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Jeremy – thanks for putting morality and humanity over group think! sylvan ❋ Unknown (2009)

Box of Stones and Stole You Away pick up seafaring themes, Snowship conjures a Faustian dilemma and Butterfly Culture hides sexual tension and religious questioning behind sylvan fantasia. ❋ Unknown (2011)

At first the Arcadian scenes were settings for Biblical or mythological motifs—one favorite goddess here is Leto, mother of Apollo and Artemis, who turned unpleasant peasants at a sylvan spring into frogs. ❋ Judy Fayard (2011)

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