MEANING
Slender and graceful in appearance, as if resembling an airy mythic sylph.
Use it for
Describe a graceful silhouette or almost weightless motion.Give a figure or movement an airy, delicate quality.
Words that belong together
- sylphlike figure
- sylphlike grace
- sylphlike movements
On the page
A sylphlike shadow crossed the moonlit balcony and vanished.
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- sylphlike
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Usage notes
A literary adjective; it can sound idealizing or antiquated when applied to a person, so use it intentionally.
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