Sylph Definition

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sylphs
noun
In Paracelsus's alchemical system, any of a class of mortal, soulless beings that inhabit the air.
Webster's New World
A slender, graceful woman or girl.
Webster's New World

The elemental being of air, usually female.

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A mainly dark green and blue hummingbird, the male of which has a long forked tail.

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Noun

Singular:
sylph
Plural:
sylphs

Origin of Sylph

  • New Latin sylpha perhaps blend of Latin sylvestris of the forest (from silva, sylva forest) Latin nympha nymph nymph

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • First attested in 1657. From New Latin sylphes, coined by Paracelsus in the 16th century. The coinage may derive from sylva and nympha.

    From Wiktionary

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