Sylph
Breezy ethereal moniker
A sylph is an imaginary spirit of the air, one of the elemental beings that Renaissance alchemists believed inhabited the four elements.
The word now typically describes a slender, graceful woman: She moved across the stage like a sylph.
The adjective sylphlike describes this airy, delicate quality.
Basic, of natural forces
- undineFemale water spirit
- gnomeMythical underground dwarf
- salamanderTailed, moist-skinned amphibian
- nymphNature spirit or larva
fairy · sprite · ethereal · supernatural · folklore · alchemy · occult · medieval
Thin and graceful
- gracefulElegant in movement
- willowyTall, slim, pliant
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- litheSupple and graceful
waiflike · elegant · dainty · svelte · ethereal beauty · slight · slim · gossamer
Period of love affairs
- tutuShort projecting dance skirt
- pointeBallet's tiptoe technique
- floatingStaying atop liquid
- ScottishOf that northern kingdom
corps de ballet · otherworldly · ghostly · woodland · moonlit · tragic · unattainable · Paris Opera
elemental
Basic, of natural forces
- undineFemale water spirit
- gnomeMythical underground dwarf
- salamanderTailed, moist-skinned amphibian
nymph · fairy · sprite · ethereal · supernatural · folklore · alchemy · occult · medieval · spirit realm
slender
Thin and graceful
lithe · waiflike · elegant · dainty · svelte · ethereal beauty · slight · slim · gossamer · light-footed
romantic era
Period of love affairs
Scottish · corps de ballet · otherworldly · ghostly · woodland · moonlit · tragic · unattainable · Paris Opera · James
iridescent
Showing shifting spectral colors
- AndeanOf South America's mountains
- EcuadorCountry at zero latitude
- ColombiaEquatorial South American republic
nectar · hovering · emerald · plumage · tropical · cloud forest · brilliant · metallic · forked tail · pollinator
Sylphgnome
Mythical underground dwarf
undine · salamander · troll · dwarf · fire elemental