Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sylphish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
syl-phish
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a sylph; sylphlike.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From sylph + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more sylphish (comparative) most sylphish (superlative)

Questions

What does sylphish mean?
Resembling or characteristic of a sylph; sylphlike.
Where does sylphish come from?
From sylph + -ish.

How to pronounce sylphish

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