SYLPH


Meaning of SYLPH in English

/ sɪlf; NAmE / noun

1.

an imaginary spirit

2.

a girl or woman who is thin and attractive

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from modern Latin sylphes , sylphi and the German plural Sylphen , perhaps based on Latin sylvestris of the woods + nympha nymph.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.