'Sylph' definitions:

Definition of 'sylph'

(from WordNet)
noun
A slender graceful young woman
noun
An elemental being believed to inhabit the air

Definition of 'Sylph'

From: GCIDE
  • Sylph \Sylph\, n. [F. sylphe, m., fr. Gr. ? a kind of grub, beetle, or moth; -- so called by Paracelsus.]
  • 1. An imaginary being inhabiting the air; a fairy. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Fig.: A slender, graceful woman. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Zool.) 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}). [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'sylph'

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