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sylph
sylph S0956000 (sĭlf)n.1. A slim, graceful woman or girl.2. In the occult philosophy of Paracelsus, a being that has air as its element.
[New Latin sylpha, perhaps blend of Latin sylvestris, of the forest (from silva, sylva, forest) and Latin nympha, nymph; see nymph.]sylph (sɪlf) n1. a slender graceful girl or young woman2. (Classical Myth & Legend) any of a class of imaginary beings assumed to inhabit the air. Also (rare): sylphid [C17: from New Latin sylphus, probably coined from Latin silva wood + Greek numphē nymph] ˈsylphˌlike, ˈsylphic, ˈsylphish, ˈsylphy, ˈsylphidine, ˈsylphine adjsylph (sɪlf)
n. 1. a slender, graceful woman or girl. 2. (orig. in the writings of Paracelsus) any of a group of elemental beings, female and mortal, but soulless, that inhabit the air. Compare undine. [1650–60; < New Latin sylphēs (pl.)] sylph′ic, adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | sylph - a slender graceful young womanadult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" | | 2. | sylph - an elemental being believed to inhabit the airimaginary being, imaginary creature - a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction |
Translationssylph
sylph any of a class of imaginary beings assumed to inhabit the air sylphspirit inhabiting atmosphere in Rosicrucian philosophy. [Medieval Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 1055]See: Airsylph
Words related to sylphnoun a slender graceful young womanRelated Wordsnoun an elemental being believed to inhabit the airRelated Words- imaginary being
- imaginary creature
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