sylphidine

sylphidine
sylphˈidine adjective (Meredith)
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Main Entry:sylph

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  • sylphid — /sil fid/, n. 1. a little or young sylph. adj. 2. Also, sylphidine /sil fi din, duyn /. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sylph. [1670 80; < F sylphide. See SYLPH, ID1] * * * …   Universalium

  • elfin — Synonyms and related words: Lilliputian, Tom Thumb, arch, dainty, diminutive, dumpy, dwarf, dwarfed, dwarfish, elfish, elflike, elvish, faery, fairy, fairyish, fairylike, fay, frolicsome, gnomelike, gnomish, impish, incipient, little, meager,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • elfish — Synonyms and related words: arch, devilish, elfin, elflike, elvish, faery, fairy, fairyish, fairylike, fay, foolish, full of mischief, gnomelike, gnomish, high spirited, impish, knavish, mischief loving, mischievous, pixieish, playful, prankish,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • fairy — Synonyms and related words: Ariel, Befind, Corrigan, Finnbeara, Mab, Oberon, Titania, air, auntie, banshee, bi guy, bisexual, brownie, bubble, bull dyke, butch, catamite, chaff, chicken, chip, cluricaune, cobweb, cork, down, dust, dwarf, dyke,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • pixieish — Synonyms and related words: antic, elfin, elfish, elflike, elvish, faery, fairy, fairyish, fairylike, fay, frisky, gnomelike, gnomish, impish, kittenish, mischievous, pixie, pixilated, puckish, sylphidine, sylphine, sylphish, sylphlike, sylphy …   Moby Thesaurus

  • sylphlike — Synonyms and related words: airy, attenuate, attenuated, boyish, delicate, diaphanous, diluted, elfin, elfish, elflike, ethereal, faery, fairy, fairyish, fairylike, fay, fine, fine drawn, finespun, flimsy, frail, gauzy, girlish, gnomelike,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • sylphid — [sil′fid] n. [Fr sylphide: see SYLPH & ID] a small or young sylph sylphidine [sil′fi din, sil′fidīn΄] adj …   English World dictionary

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