sylphid

sylph·id

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sil-fid]
- /ˈsɪl fɪd/
- /sˈɪlfɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sil-fid]
- /ˈsɪl fɪd/

Definitions of sylphid word

noun sylphid a little or young sylph. 1
adjective sylphid Also, sylphidine [sil-fi-din, -dahyn] /ˈsɪl fɪ dɪn, -ˌdaɪn/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or characteristic of a sylph. 1
noun sylphid a small or young sylph 0

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Origin of sylphid

First appearance:

before 1670

One of the 47% oldest English words

From the French word sylphide, dating back to 1670-80. See sylph, -id1

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Parts of speech for Sylphid

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sylphid

sylphid popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% 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.

sylphid usage trend in Literature

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