sylphid

[ sil-fid ]

noun

1. a little or young sylph.

adjective

1. Also sylph·id·ine [] of, relating to, or characteristic of a sylph.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sylphid¹

From the French word sylphide, dating back to 1670–80. See sylph, -id ¹

Example Sentences

A nymph must rise from the stream, a sylphid from the rose, before I could allow another to steal you from my side.

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"You got the littlest waist I ever seen," reciprocated Lulu, regarding Lilly's sylphid figure with admiring eyes.

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You fancy you were once a sylphid,” said he; “but there are no sylphids, my sweet one, and there is no Summer-land.

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“Your fairy, the one you call Whisper, has taken care of it for your sake,” said the sister sylphid.

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Then, intwining arms with a bright sylphid, she flew with her over the gardens in a trance of delight.

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