sylphlike

• Veraltetes Adjektiv, das eine Frau beschreibt, die schlank, anmutig und grazil ist, wie eine Sylphe (ein mythischer Luftgeist).

An old-fashioned adjective used to describe a woman as slender, graceful, and delicate, like a sylph (a mythical air spirit).

1. Graceful and slenderC2formal

   Having a light, slender, and graceful physique, often with an airy or delicate quality.

   Anmutig und schlank

   • The dancer moved across the stage with a sylphlike elegance.
   • Her sylphlike figure was accentuated by the flowing dress.
   • He admired her sylphlike form as she bent to pick up the flower.

   Synonymeairydelicateetherealgracefulgracilelitheslendersveltewillowy

   Antonymeawkwardclumsygracelessheavylumpystockystout