Definition of sylph

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sylph    (slf) KEY 

NOUN:

1. A slim, graceful woman or girl.
2. In the occult philosophy of Paracelsus, a being that has air as its element.

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ETYMOLOGY:
New Latin sylpha, perhaps blend of Latin sylvestris, of the forest (from silva, sylva, forest), and Latin nympha, nymph ; see nymph