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sylphic

sylphic

9.9
Slim and graceful in a light, delicate way
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɪl.fɪk/
  • Archaic
translation icon : sílphide
  • The ballet dancer was admired for her sylphic beauty and lightness on stage.

Examples

  • The artist captured a sylphic elegance in the graceful posture of his subject.

  • Look at how sylphic she looks in that dress!

  • With her sylphic figure, she seemed to float across the crowded room.

  • The sylphic girl danced lightly across the stage.

  • The dancer moved with sylphic grace, captivating everyone in the audience.

  • Her sylphic figure swayed gently in the breeze, making her look ethereal.

  • The model's sylphic appearance made her the perfect choice for the high-fashion photoshoot.

Synonyms

willowy
vssylphic
4 6.4

Slim and graceful in a way that looks attractive

focuses more on delicate attractiveness and light movement than general slenderness
sylphlike
vssylphic
  • Archaic
9.4

Slim and graceful, moving in a light, delicate way like a dancer

stresses delicate attractiveness and light movement rather than mere resemblance

Antonyms

clumsy
12 2.2

Difficult to hold or carry because of large, awkward shape

ungraceful
1 4.9

Showing awkward, not smooth movement or shape

How Graceful

elegant
39 3.4
graceful
87 2.8
sylphic
  • Archaic
9.9
sylphlike
  • Archaic
9.4
slender
57 1.4

Surface Forms

sylphic positive

Morphology

sylphic = sylph (transparent) = sylph + ic

Formed by adding the productive adjective suffix '-ic' to 'sylph', meaning 'resembling or characteristic of a sylph'.

Etymology

The word sylphic comes from sylph, a word for a small 'spirit of the air' thought to be very thin and light. So sylphic means delicately graceful and almost 'floating', like a dancer who seems to move without weight.