Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [silf]
- /sɪlf/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [silf]
- /sɪlf/
Definitions of sylphic word
- noun sylphic a slender, graceful woman or girl. 1
- noun sylphic (in folklore) one of a race of supernatural beings supposed to inhabit the air. 1
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Origin of sylphic
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < New Latin sylphēs (plural), coined by Paracelsus; apparently blend of sylva (variant spelling of Latin silva forest) and Greek nýmphē nymph
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Parts of speech for Sylphic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sylphic popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
sylphic usage trend in Literature
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