Definitions for sylphid

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sylphid sylph·id

Spelling: [sil-fid]

IPA: /ˈsɪl fɪd/

Sylphid is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 128 anagrams from letters in sylphid (dhilpsy).

Definitions for sylphid

noun

1. a little or young sylph.

adjective

1. Also, sylphidine [sil-fi-din, -dahyn] /ˈsɪl fɪ dɪn, -ˌdaɪn/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or characteristic of a sylph.

Origin of sylphid

From the French word sylphide, dating back to 1670-80. See sylph, -id¹

Examples for sylphid

You fancy you were once a sylphid,” said he; “but there are no sylphids, my sweet one, and there is no Summer-land.

"You got the littlest waist I ever seen," reciprocated Lulu, regarding Lilly's sylphid figure with admiring eyes.

A nymph must rise from the stream, a sylphid from the rose, before I could allow another to steal you from my side.