Sylvan

Pronunciation

• enPR: sÄ­l'vÉ™n, IPA: /ˈsɪlvÉ™n/

Alternative forms

• silvan

Origin

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

Full definition of sylvan

Adjective

1. pertaining to the forest, or woodlands
• De QuinceyThe 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

Noun

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

Related terms

• Silvanus
• silvicolous
• silviculture
• sylva
• sylvatic
• Transylvania