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Sylvan

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1:

relating to or characteristic of woods or forests

Example Sentence:

The hikers enjoyed the sylvan scenery as they walked through the dense forest.

Sense 2:

living or located in the woods or forest

Example Sentence:

A sylvan creature peered out from behind the trees, observing the hikers carefully.

Sense 3:

relating to a person or thing from the countryside, rustic

Example Sentence:

The city-dwellers found the sylvan lifestyle of the rural villagers to be charming.

Sense 4:

relating to fauns or satyrs, or their class of mythological beings

Example Sentence:

The ancient Greeks often depicted their gods in sylvan form, with leafy crowns and goat-like features.