adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Resembling (that of) a sylph; slender and graceful.

   "Soon advancing through the hall, he saw the sylphlike figure of the lovely Olympia […]"

Adjective

1. 1
   (of a woman or girl) slender and graceful like a sylph wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

thinairyattenuateattenuatedboyishdelicate

Antonyms

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thick

Example

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"Soon advancing through the hall, he saw the sylphlike figure of the lovely Olympia […]"

Etymology

From sylph + -like.

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