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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sil•van (sil′vən),USA pronunciation adj., n. - sylvan.
sil•van•i•ty (sil van′i tē),USA pronunciation n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: silvan /ˈsɪlvən/ adj - a variant spelling of sylvan
syl•van or sil•van /ˈsɪlvən/USA pronunciation adj. - of, relating to, or living in the woods.
- made up of, or full of, woods or trees;
wooded;
woody.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024syl•van (sil′vən),USA pronunciation adj. - of, pertaining to, or inhabiting the woods.
- consisting of or abounding in woods or trees;
wooded;
woody:a shady, sylvan glade. - made of trees, branches, boughs, etc.
n. - a person dwelling in a woodland region.
- a mythical deity or spirit of the woods.
Also, silvan. - Latin sylvānus, spelling, spelled variant of silvānus, equivalent. to silv(a) forest + -ānus -an
- 1555–65
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sylvan, silvan /ˈsɪlvən/ chiefly poetic adj - of, characteristic of, or consisting of woods or forests
- living or located in woods or forests
- idyllically rural or rustic
n - an inhabitant of the woods, esp a spirit
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin silvānus, from silva forest |