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Undine vs Sylph - What's the difference?

undine | sylph |

As nouns the difference between undine and sylph

is that undine is a female water-sprite or nymph while sylph is an invisible being of the air.

As a proper noun Undine

is {{given name|female|from=Latin}}.

undine

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A female water-sprite or nymph.
  • The elemental being of water.

    • 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.