Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [silf]
- /sɪlf/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [silf]
- /sɪlf/
Definitions of sylphlike word
- noun sylphlike a slender, graceful woman or girl. 1
- noun sylphlike (in folklore) one of a race of supernatural beings supposed to inhabit the air. 1
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Origin of sylphlike
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < New Latin sylphēs (plural), coined by Paracelsus; apparently blend of sylva (variant spelling of Latin silva forest) and Greek nýmphē nymph
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Parts of speech for Sylphlike
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sylphlike popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
sylphlike usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sylphlike
adj sylphlike
- beanstalk — the stem of a bean plant
- featherweight — a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a bantamweight and a lightweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 126 pounds (57 kg).
- floatable — capable of floating; that can be floated.
- full-figured — (of a woman) having an amply proportioned or heavy body.
- gossamery — a fine, filmy cobweb seen on grass or bushes or floating in the air in calm weather, especially in autumn.
adjective sylphlike
- attenuate — To attenuate something means to reduce it or weaken it.
- beanpole — If you call someone a beanpole, you are criticizing them because you think that they are extremely tall and thin.
- elfin — (with reference to a person) small and delicate, typically with an attractively mischievous or strange charm.
- imponderous — (obsolete) imponderable.
- lean — to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.
Antonyms for sylphlike
adjective sylphlike
- darkened — A darkened building or room has no lights on inside it.
- disfigured — Simple past tense and past participle of disfigure.
- disproportioned — lack of proportion; lack of proper relationship in size, number, etc.: architectural disproportions.
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