Dryad (Noun)
Meaning
A deity or nymph of the woods.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- A gentle breeze rustled the leaves as the dryad stirred within the ancient oak tree.
- The sacred grove was said to be inhabited by a dryad, guardian of the forest's deepest secrets.
- Lost travelers often sought guidance from the benevolent dryad who dwelled in the hollow of a gnarled beech.
- Legends spoke of a dryad's wrath when her forest was ravaged or desecrated by human hands.
- In the quiet moonlit clearing, a dryad danced, her feet weaving a path among the shadows cast by the towering trees.