/ Dictionary / Index D dryad: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: dry•ad Pronunciation: (drī'ud, -ad), [key] — pl. -ads, -a•des a deity or nymph of the woods. Cf. hamadryad. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: dryad (Thesaurus) dry dryas Related Content Daily Word Quiz: deleterious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language