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sylph

UK
/sɪlf/
US
/sɪlf/

Translations

sylphnoun
sylphs
pl
UK
/sɪlf/
US
/sɪlf/
The ballet featured a graceful sylph dancing through the forest.
Балет включал в себя грациозную сильфиду, танцующую по лесу.
In mythology, a sylph is an air spirit.
В мифологии сильф — это дух воздуха.
Additional translations
фея
Synonyms
spirit
fairy
nymph
elemental
sprite

Definitions

sylphnoun
A slender, graceful woman or girl.
The dancer moved across the stage like a sylph, her movements fluid and elegant.
A mythological spirit of the air, typically depicted as a graceful, ethereal being.
In the old tale, the sylphs were said to inhabit the skies, invisible to the human eye.
Any of several South American hummingbirds of the genus Aglaiocercus, noted for their very long tail feathers.
The long-tailed sylph is one of the most striking birds in the cloud forests of Ecuador.
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