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sylph-like

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  • sylph´like´ — sylph «sihlf», noun. 1. a slender, graceful girl or woman. 2. an imaginary spirit of the air, typically slender and graceful. Sylphs were supposed by Paracelsus to exist as the inhabitants of the air, having mortality but lacking souls. ╂[<… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sylph-like — adj slim, slight, slender, elegant, graceful, lithe, willowy, streamlined, svelte ≠ bulky, plump …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sylph — (also called sylphid) is a mythological creature in the Western tradition. The term originates in Paracelsus, who describes sylphs as invisible beings of the air, his elementals of air. There is no substantial mythos associated with them. Ancient …   Wikipedia

  • sylph|id|ine — «SIHL fuh dihn, dyn», adjective. like a sylphid. ╂[< sylphid + ine1] …   Useful english dictionary

  • sylphine — sylphˈine, sylphˈish, sylphˈlike adjective Slim and graceful • • • Main Entry: ↑sylph …   Useful english dictionary

  • sylphish — sylphˈine, sylphˈish, sylphˈlike adjective Slim and graceful • • • Main Entry: ↑sylph …   Useful english dictionary

  • sylphlike — sylph|like [ˈsılf laık] adj literary a sylphlike woman is attractively thin and graceful …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sylphlike — sylph|like [ sılf,laık ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY thin, delicate, and graceful: SLENDER …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Jupiter — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Jupiter >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 god god goddess Sgm: N 1 heathen gods and goddesses heathen gods and goddesses Sgm: N 1 deva deva Sgm: N 1 Jupiter Jupiter Jove &c.??? pantheon G …   English dictionary for students

  • Sylphlike — Sylph like , a. Like a sylph; airy; graceful. [1913 Webster] Sometimes a dance . . . Displayed some sylphlike figures in its maze. Byron. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sky Island (novel) — infobox Book name = Sky Island image caption = author = L. Frank Baum illustrator = John R. Neill cover artist = John R. Neill country = United States language = English genre = Children s novel publisher = Reilly Britton release date = 1912… …   Wikipedia

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