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sylph
noun as in fairy
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Example Sentences
On finding himself the object of our attention, the man vanished with the swiftness of a sylph.
But no sylph came again; no form rivaled the zephyr before me.
One word again made me a captive: that word was now "Lafontaine;" and at the same moment I saw the sylph bounding to my side.
"Wait in this spot until I return," was all that I heard, before he and the sylph had waltzed away far down the hall.
Fanciful as it may seem, the little sylph bore a striking resemblance to the flower from which she sprung.
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On this page you'll find 30 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sylph, such as: gnome, goblin, imp, leprechaun, bogie, and brownie.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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