sylph
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But the heroine of “Coppelia” isn’t anything like the unattainable sylph of “La Sylphide” or the vaporous Wili of “Giselle.”
From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2023
This Galadriel is not the cosmically attuned sylph we know from the films.
From Salon • Sep. 1, 2022
Ori and the Blind Forest sees a catlike, snow-white biped with wings who darts like a sylph across the screen on a journey to revivify an evanescent forest.
From Time • Nov. 7, 2016
In this 1836 ballet, a Scottish laird named James is rude to a witch, who in turn ruins his life and kills his sweetheart, the fairylike sylph of the title.
From Washington Post • Feb. 25, 2016
“A monster, a maiden, a sylph of the ice. You kissed me, whispered stories in my ear. You sang to me and held me as I slept. Your laugh chased me into waking.”
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
Vocabulary lists containing sylph
15 Synonyms for "Thin": An Eileen Ford (1922-2014) Tribute List
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"The Brave Tin Soldier" by Hans Christian Andersen
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