Definition of sylph Sylph
/sɪˈlf/ - [silf] - sylph
We found 12 definitions of sylph from 6 different sources.
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What does sylph mean?
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NounPlural: sylphs |
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| sylph - an elemental being believed to inhabit the air | ||
| sylph - a slender graceful young woman |
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- sylph (Noun)
An invisible being of the air. - sylph (Noun)
The elemental being of air, usually female. - sylph (Noun)
A slender woman or girl, usually graceful and sometimes with the implication of sublime station over everyday people. - sylph (Noun)
A mainly dark green and blue hummingbird, the male of which has a long forked tail.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sylph (n.)
An imaginary being inhabiting the air; a fairy. - sylph (n.)
Fig.: A slender, graceful woman. - sylph (n.)
Any one of several species of very brilliant South American humming birds, having a very long and deeply-forked tail; as, the blue-tailed sylph (Cynanthus cyanurus).
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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sylph
A mythological creature associated with the element of air.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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sylph
silf, n. one of the elemental spirits of the air, intermediate between immaterial and material beings, occasionally holding intercourse with human creatures: a fairy.—n. Sylph′id, a little sylph.—adjs. Sylph′ine, Sylph′ish. [Fr. sylphe, of Celtic origin; but cf. Gr. silphē, a kind of beetle.]
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🔤- sylph, noun, singular of sylphs.
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