sylphid
/ˈsɪlfɪd/
noun
- A slender, graceful, and often delicate young woman or girl.
- In the novel, the heroine is described as a sylphid with a gentle laugh.
- The dancer moved across the stage like a sylphid, light and airy.
- She had the ethereal beauty of a sylphid, with long limbs and a soft voice.
- In folklore, a tiny, airy spirit or creature that lives in the air, similar to a sylph but smaller or younger.
- The garden was said to be home to a friendly sylphid that helped flowers bloom.
- The old tale spoke of a sylphid that rode the morning breeze.
- Children imagined a sylphid hiding among the clouds, playing with the wind.