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Definition of dryad in English: dryadnoun ˈdrʌɪadˈdrʌɪəd 1(in folklore and Greek mythology) a nymph inhabiting a tree or wood. Example sentencesExamples - The dryads are passionate creatures, easily incited to anger about such things.
- He will reawaken the dryads, who will become predatory while their wardens sleep.
- It turned out to be a dryad of some sort, looking exactly the way storybook fairies were portrayed.
- I suppose he was telling the truth when he said that he was attacked by dryads and was forced to abandon his friend,’ Kiya said thoughtfully.
- They were once the ancient guardians of the forests, along with dryads and sprites.
- From the start, I have recognized the dryads and spirits in the many trees I regularly pass and interact with.
- The dryads, the flower faeries and the nymphs dwelled in various trees and plants around the forest.
- They enter a beautiful meadow, whereupon Don Quijote practices the part of a lunatic - loudly telling the gods, nymphs and dryads of the meadow of his scorned love for Dulcinea.
- He slapped away a few dryads, but they still surrounded him.
2A dark brown Eurasian butterfly with two prominent bluish eyespots on each forewing. Minois dryas, subfamily Satyrinae, family Nymphalidae
Origin Via Old French and Latin from Greek druas, druad- 'tree nymph', from drus 'tree'. Definition of dryad in US English: dryadnoun (in folklore and Greek mythology) a nymph inhabiting a forest or a tree, especially an oak tree. Example sentencesExamples - The dryads, the flower faeries and the nymphs dwelled in various trees and plants around the forest.
- The dryads are passionate creatures, easily incited to anger about such things.
- I suppose he was telling the truth when he said that he was attacked by dryads and was forced to abandon his friend,’ Kiya said thoughtfully.
- They enter a beautiful meadow, whereupon Don Quijote practices the part of a lunatic - loudly telling the gods, nymphs and dryads of the meadow of his scorned love for Dulcinea.
- He slapped away a few dryads, but they still surrounded him.
- He will reawaken the dryads, who will become predatory while their wardens sleep.
- It turned out to be a dryad of some sort, looking exactly the way storybook fairies were portrayed.
- From the start, I have recognized the dryads and spirits in the many trees I regularly pass and interact with.
- They were once the ancient guardians of the forests, along with dryads and sprites.
Origin Via Old French and Latin from Greek druas, druad- ‘tree nymph’, from drus ‘tree’. |