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Elf vs Sylph - What's the difference?

elf | sylph |

As an initialism elf

is (a radical environmentalism group).

As a noun sylph is

(mythology) an invisible being of the air.

elf

English

Noun

(elves) (wikipedia elf)
  • (Norse mythology) A luminous spirit presiding over nature and fertility and dwelling in the world of (Elfland). Compare angel, nymph, fairy.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Every elf , and fairy sprite, / Hop as light as bird from brier.
  • Any from a race of mythical, supernatural beings resembling but seen as distinct from human beings. Usually skilled in magic or spellcrafting; sometimes depicted as clashing with dwarves, especially in modern fantasy literature.
  • (fantasy) Any of the magical, typically forest-guarding races bearing some similarities to the Norse (through Tolkien's Eldar)
  • A very diminutive person; a dwarf.

    • Derived terms

    * elfin * elfinwood * elfish * Elfland * elflock * elven * elvish * light elves * dark elves

    See also

    * fay * fairy * brownie * dwarf * hobbit

    References

    * Marshall Jones Company (1930). Mythology of All Races'' Series, Volume 2 ''Eddic , Great Britain: Marshall Jones Company, 1930, pp. 220-221.

    Anagrams

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    sylph

    English

    (wikipedia sylph)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mythology) An invisible being of the air
  • The elemental being of air, usually female.
  • A slender woman or girl, usually graceful and sometimes with the implication of sublime station over everyday people.
  • * 1811 , (Mary Bruton), Self-Control (novel):
    • Her heart fluttered with expectation—her step was buoyant with hope, and she sprung into the carriage with the lightness of a sylph .
  • A mainly dark green and blue hummingbird, the male of which has a long forked tail.