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Sylph - What does it mean?

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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.

    • Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.