dryad

[ drahy-uhd, -ad ]

/ ˈdraɪ əd, -æd /

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noun, plural dry·ads, dry·a·des [drahy-uh-deez]. /ˈdraɪ əˌdiz/. (often initial capital letter)Classical Mythology.

a deity or nymph of the woods.

Compare hamadryad.

Origin of dryad

1545–55; extracted from Greek Dryádes, plural of Dryás, derivative of drŷ(s) tree, oak

OTHER WORDS FROM dryad

dry·ad·ic

[drahy-ad-ik], /draɪˈæd ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby dryad

druthers, Druze, D.R.V., dry, dry abscess, dryad, dry adiabatic lapse rate, dryas, dry-as-dust, dry battery, dry beer

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Example sentences from the Web for dryad

It was a sort of natural lane down which I rushed, whose other end debouched into the Dryad's Glade.
A Maid of the Kentucky Hills|Edwin Carlile Litsey
Dryad spun about and threw her head far on one side to scan the whole bare room.
Once to Every Man|Larry Evans
From 1868 to 1870 he commanded the “Dryad,” and was engaged in the suppression of the slave trade.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6|Various
Later, with the sun swinging exactly at meridian, I took my staff and headed down the road, intending for the Dryad's Glade.
A Maid of the Kentucky Hills|Edwin Carlile Litsey

There was a reason, then, for the complex, warring nature of the Dryad.
A Maid of the Kentucky Hills|Edwin Carlile Litsey

British Dictionary definitions for dryad

dryad

/ (ˈdraɪəd, -æd) /

noun plural -ads or -ades (-əˌdiːz)

Greek myth a nymph or divinity of the woods

Derived forms of dryad

dryadic (draɪˈædɪk), adjective

Word Origin for dryad

C14: from Latin Dryas, from Greek Druas, from drus tree

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单词	dryad
释义	dryad [ drahy-uhd, -ad ] / ˈdraɪ əd, -æd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dryad ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural dry·ads, dry·a·des [drahy-uh-deez]. /ˈdraɪ əˌdiz/. (often initial capital letter)Classical Mythology. a deity or nymph of the woods. Compare hamadryad. Origin of dryad 1545–55; extracted from Greek Dryádes, plural of Dryás, derivative of drŷ(s) tree, oak OTHER WORDS FROM dryad dry·ad·ic [drahy-ad-ik], /draɪˈæd ɪk/, adjective Words nearby dryad druthers, Druze, D.R.V., dry, dry abscess, dryad, dry adiabatic lapse rate, dryas, dry-as-dust, dry battery, dry beer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dryad It was a sort of natural lane down which I rushed, whose other end debouched into the Dryad's Glade. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills\|Edwin Carlile Litsey Dryad spun about and threw her head far on one side to scan the whole bare room. Once to Every Man\|Larry Evans From 1868 to 1870 he commanded the “Dryad,” and was engaged in the suppression of the slave trade. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6\|Various Later, with the sun swinging exactly at meridian, I took my staff and headed down the road, intending for the Dryad's Glade. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills\|Edwin Carlile Litsey There was a reason, then, for the complex, warring nature of the Dryad. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills\|Edwin Carlile Litsey British Dictionary definitions for dryad dryad / (ˈdraɪəd, -æd) / noun plural -ads or -ades (-əˌdiːz) Greek myth a nymph or divinity of the woods Derived forms of dryad dryadic (draɪˈædɪk), adjective Word Origin for dryad C14: from Latin Dryas, from Greek Druas, from drus tree Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dryad fairy, spirit, goddess, sprite, naiad, nymphet, sylph, mermaid
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dryad

noun, plural dry·ads, dry·a·des [drahy-uh-deez]. /ˈdraɪ əˌdiz/. (often initial capital letter)Classical Mythology.

Origin of dryad

OTHER WORDS FROM dryad

Words nearby dryad

Example sentences from the Web for dryad

British Dictionary definitions for dryad

noun plural -ads or -ades (-əˌdiːz)

Derived forms of dryad

Word Origin for dryad

Words related to dryad