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SYLPHLIKE definition: 1. (of a woman or girl) attractively thin and delicate 2. (of a woman or girl) attractively thin…. Learn more.
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective sylph-like. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Definition of sylphlike adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
19 sie 2024 · sylphlike (comparative more sylphlike, superlative most sylphlike) Resembling (that of) a sylph; slender and graceful. Categories: English terms suffixed with -like. English lemmas. English adjectives. English terms with quotations.
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.
UK /ˈsɪlflʌɪk/ adjective (of a woman or girl) slender and graceful his arm curled around her sylphlike waist Examples I'll never be slim and sylphlike - but if there were a diet marketed that announced ‘lose weight and stop people walking into you’ then I'd be first on the sign-up list.
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.
