Sylphlike

Quick meaning: Sylphlike is an adjective meaning Resembling (that of) a sylph; slender and graceful.

Meaning

Resembling (that of) a sylph; slender and graceful.

Example Sentences

Arm's length from her he saw the sylphlike grace of her girlish body

Soon advancing through the hall, he saw the sylphlike figure of the lovely Olympia […]

Here we see a few of the 48 diminutive hopefuls who showed up that day, awaiting their turn to impress the judges with a high instep or a particularly sylphlike extension.

Once Tex had said to me, very sister-to-sister, “Aren’t we mad, we gay boys, starving ourselves to sylphlike fragility, all so we can attract a straight cop with a beer belly?”

Synonyms for sylphlike

Depending on context, synonyms include lithe, svelte, lissom, lissome, lithesome, graceful.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include graceful, lissome, svelte, lissom, lithesome, lithe.

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