Meaning of Sylph | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An invisible being of the air.
2. The elemental being of air, usually female.
3. A slender woman or girl, usually graceful and sometimes with the implication of sublime station over everyday people.
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4. Any of the mainly dark green and blue hummingbirds (genus Aglaiocercus), the male of which has a long forked tail.

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Examples

“Her heart fluttered with expectation—her step was buoyant with hope, and she sprung into the carriage with the lightness of a sylph.”

“Necromancy meant originally the conjuring up the souls of the dead, and later included the conjuring of all sorts of inhuman spirits such as sylphs, giants, and djinn.”

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