wood spirit

noun

A dryad or other spiritual being associated with forests, woods, or trees.

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dryadmethanolmetholmethyl alcoholwood alcoholwood spiritscarbinol
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Meanings

nounwood spirit (countable and uncountable, plural wood spirits)

plural wood spirits

  1. countableA dryad or other spiritual being associated with forests, woods, or trees.

    Synonyms: dryad

  2. uncountableoften the wood spiritMethanol, a type of alcohol.

    Synonyms: methanol, methol, methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood spirits, carbinol

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA dryad or other spiritual being associated with forests, woods, or trees.

Similar
dryad

nounMethanol, a type of alcohol.

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methanolmetholmethyl alcoholwood alcoholwood spiritscarbinol

More synonyms by meaning

nouna light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol

Similar
methanolmethyl alcoholwood alcohol
Broader
alcoholfuel
Also see
methanolmethyl alcoholwood alcoholwood spirits

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch bosgeest, woudgeest
  • bosgeestspiritual being
  • woudgeestspiritual being
Finnish metsänhenki
  • metsänhenkispiritual being
French esprit de bois
  • esprit de boisspiritual being
Cite this entry
APA

wood spirit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20spirit

MLA

“wood spirit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20spirit. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wood spirit,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20spirit.

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