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    sylphlike
    /ˈsɪlflʌɪk/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a woman or girl) slender and graceful: "his arm curled around her sylphlike waist"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSYLPHLIKE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sylphlikeSylphlike - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › sylphlikesylphlike adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of sylphlike adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sylphlikeSylphlike Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › sylphlikeSylphlike - definition of sylphlike by The Free Dictionary

    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,...

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › sylphlikesylphlike - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Aug 31, 2023 · sylphlike (comparative more sylphlike, superlative most sylphlike) Resembling (that of) a sylph; slender and graceful.

  8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › sylphlikesylphlike | meaning of sylphlike in Longman Dictionary of...

    sylphlike. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English sylph‧like /ˈsɪlf-laɪk/ adjective literary a sylphlike woman is attractively thin and graceful Examples from the Corpus sylphlike • Eight sylphlike forms and eight pairs of dainty, twinkling feet and ankles. • sylphlike models.