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Webster 1913 Edition


Sylvan

Syl′van

,
Adj.
[See
Silvan
,
Adj.
]
1.
Of or pertaining to a sylva; forestlike; hence, rural; rustic.
The traditional memory of a rural and a
sylvan
region . . . is usually exact as well as tenacious.
De Quincey.
2.
Abounding in forests or in trees; woody.

Syl′van

,
Noun.
[L.
Sylvanus
, better
Silvanus
. See
Silvan
,
Adj.
]
A fabled deity of the wood; a satyr; a faun; sometimes, a rustic.
Her private orchards, walled on every side,
To lawless
sylvans
all access denied.
Pope.

Syl′van

,
Noun.
[
Sylva
+ furfur
an
.]
(Chem.)
A liquid hydrocarbon obtained together with furfuran (tetrol) by the distillation of pine wood; – called also
methyl tetrol
, or
methyl furfuran
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sylvan

SYLVAN.

[See Silvan.]

Definition 2024


sylvan

sylvan

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

sylvan (comparative more sylvan, superlative most sylvan)

  1. pertaining to the forest, or woodlands
    • De Quincey
      The traditional memory of a rural and a sylvan region [] is usually exact as well as tenacious.
  2. residing in a forest or wood
  3. wooded, or covered in forest

Synonyms

  • (of or like a forest): foresty
  • (of or like a grove): grovy

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See also

Noun

sylvan (plural sylvans)

  1. One who resides in the woods.
  2. A fabled deity of the wood; a satyr; a faun.
    • Alexander Pope
      Her private orchards, walled on every side, / To lawless sylvans all access denied.

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