Sylph

/sɪlf/

Synonyms for "sylph" (39 found)

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Closest matches (8)

Noun(2 words)
air elementalair spirit

Strong matches (12)

Noun(2 words)
ethereal beautygraceful woman

Related words (19)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

5 entries
adult femaleimaginary beingimaginary creaturespiritwoman

More specific

3 entries
ballerinadancerwind spirit

Collocations

5 entries
air spiritballroom sylphdelicate sylphmythical sylphsylphlike beauty

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Her heart fluttered with expectation—her step was buoyant with hope, and she sprung into the carriage with the lightness of a sylph.

Source: wiktionary

Necromancy meant originally the conjuring up the souls of the dead, and later included the conjuring of all sorts of inhuman spirits such as sylphs, giants, and djinn.

Source: wiktionary

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