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Synonyms for sylph

Most common

fairy fay sylphide

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An invisible being of the air.

Related words

Word family
sylphic sylphlike sylvan

Forms

Plural
sylphs → fairies, fays, sylphides…

Example sentences

  • fairy The little fairy washed itself in the morning dew.
  • fay Morgan le Fay was a powerful sorceress and the half-sister of King Arthur.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
sylphrising
fairyrising
fayfalling
sylphidefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
fay1
5 letters
fairy2
8 letters
sylphide2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fairy2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
sylphe
Deutsch
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