sylph
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9.9
- noun
- /sɪlf/
- Archaic
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sílphide
- sylph, "As to all the promoter talk..."
Examples
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And so you can also in these paintings, Thunder also, you know, the Sylphs must be mad at us right now because we're talking about.
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Other beings joined her—faeries, nymphs, sylphs, and a unicorn—and began to dance joyfully in the glade.
Fiction book (1992) -
When dragons and sylph attack the city, is Ana to blame?
Blog text (2) -
The sylph protect the entire faerie realm, and the secrets my father discovered put them in danger.
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The sprites have told me he's alive, held captive by the sylph for all that he knows.
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In the story, the graceful sylph danced among the clouds, enchanting everyone who watched.
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The artist painted a beautiful sylph, capturing her delicate features and ethereal presence.
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Legends spoke of a sylph who could control the winds and bring gentle breezes to the garden.
Synonyms
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8.2
A female spirit of nature often shown as a young beautiful woman
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sylph was invented in the 1500s by the writer Paracelsus to mean a spirit of the 'air'. Writers then described a sylph as a slender, unseen woman of the wind, which is why the word now means a delicate, airy being.