syl|van

syl|van
syl|van «SIHL vuhn», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. of or in the woods; consisting of woods; having woods: »

a sylvan scene, a sylvan glade, a sylvan region. They lived in a sylvan retreat.

SYNONYM(S): woodsy.
–n.
1. a denizen of the woods; sylvan being.
2. a person living or working in a woodland region; forester.
3. = rustic. (Cf.rustic) Also, silvan.
[< Latin sylvānus, variant of silvānus < silva forest, grove]

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