Synonyms for sylvan
- adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Residing in a forest or wood.
- adj. 2
Wooded, or covered in forest.
Example sentences
- foresty The rink is in a very foresty area.
- wooded Ziri is familiar with the wooded areas around here.
- woodsy The shore road was woodsy and wild and lonesome.
- rural She is getting used to this rural life by degrees.
- idyllic Sami's idyllic country life came to an abrupt end.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sylvan | steady | |
| foresty | falling | |
| forestlike | steady | |
| wooded | steady | |
| woodsy | rising | |
| rural | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- rural2, woody2, grovy
- 6 letters
- wooded2, woodsy
- 7 letters
- idyllic3, foresty
- 8 letters
- forestal
- 9 letters
- forestial
- 10 letters
- forestlike
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rural2 = 2 syllables).