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Sylph
01
an elegant woman with a slender figure
Examples
The model was a sylph in her flowing gown.
02
a spirit that is imagined to live in the air
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
plural form
sylphs
Examples
The poet wrote of a sylph guiding the winds.
Lexical Tree
sylphic
sylphlike
sylph
