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- Dictionarysylphlike/ˈsɪlflʌɪk/
adjective
- 1. (of a woman or girl) slender and graceful: "his arm curled around her sylphlike waist"
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Sylphlike means attractively thin and delicate, usually humorous. It comes from the word sylph, a type of fairy in mythology. See synonyms, related words and phrases, and examples of sylphlike in sentences.
Definitions of sylphlike. adjective. moving and bending with ease. synonyms: lissom, lissome, lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte. graceful. characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Sylphlike." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/sylphlike.
Definition of sylphlike adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SYLPHLIKE is an adjective that means as in willowy, or very thin and delicate. Find 84 synonyms and antonyms of SYLPHLIKE, such as slim, skinny, bony, and fat, on Merriam-Webster Thesaurus.
1. : an elemental being in the theory of Paracelsus that inhabits air. 2. : a slender graceful woman or girl. sylphlike. ˈsil-ˌflīk. adjective. Did you know? Paracelsus was a man with a vivid imagination.
Define sylphlike. sylphlike synonyms, sylphlike pronunciation, sylphlike translation, English dictionary definition of sylphlike. Adj. 1. sylphlike - moving and bending with ease lissom, lissome, lithe, lithesome, supple, svelte, slender graceful - characterized by beauty of movement,...
Aug 31, 2023 · sylphlike (comparative more sylphlike, superlative most sylphlike) Resembling (that of) a sylph; slender and graceful.
