Sylvan Definition

silvən
adjective
Of or characteristic of the woods or forest.
Webster's New World
Living or found in the woods or forest.
Webster's New World
Wooded.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
One who lives in the woods.
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Other Word Forms of Sylvan

Noun

Singular:
sylvan
Plural:
sylvans

Origin of Sylvan

  • Medieval Latin sylvānus from Latin Silvānus god of the woods from silva forest

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Medieval Latin sylvanus, from Latin Silvanus (“god of the woods"), from silva (“forest").

    From Wiktionary

Sylvan Sentence Examples

  • The forest contains valuable sylvan products, and there are great possibilities for the cultivation of rubber.

  • The Tiergarten, the beautiful west-end park with its thickets of dense undergrowth and winding lanes and lakes has lost somewhat of its sylvan character owing to building encroachments on the north side and the laying out of new rides and drives.

  • I pass out among her sylvan scenes; and here, on the spray of the tasseled broom, sits a little bird.

  • Beech Hill Hotel Londonderry Beech Hill Hotel is a privately owned hotel in a sylvan setting.

  • Click on the image to see a view of the green in its sylvan surroundings taken in the 1930s.

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Words Starting With

SSYSYL

Words Ending With

NANVAN

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Words Starting With S and Ending With N

Starts With S & Ends With NStarts With SY & Ends With NStarts With S & Ends With AN

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With S6 Letter Words Ending With N