Sylphlike [adjective]
Definition of Sylphlike:
bare, thin
Synonyms of Sylphlike:
● Sinewy
● Gangly
● Lanky
● Slim
● Slender
● Gaunt
● Rangy
● Sparse
● Skinny
● Svelte
● Angular
● Wiry
● Poor
● Emaciated
● Scanty
● Worn
● Haggard
● Barren
● Spare
● Stick
● Wasted
● Shadow
● Anorexic
● Beanpole
● Bony
● Gangling
● Inadequate
● Infertile
● Meager
● Pitiful
● Rawboned
● Scrawny
● Stringy
● Unfruitful
● Unproductive
● Wizened
● Lank
● Twiggy
● Stilt
● No fat
● Scraggy
Opposite/Antonyms of Sylphlike:
● Fresh
● Strong
● Heavy
● Thick
● Fat
● Fertile
● Chubby
● Plump
Sentence/Example of Sylphlike:
The young women have none of the sylphlike appearance of the Mandingoes or Soosoos.
For at this writing in those parts the slender, sylphlike string-bean is not playing a minor part, as with us.
Her vest and train of white satin did not conceal her sylphlike form and delicate feet.
I had red cheeks and was ashamed of them, and my stocky, square-shouldered figure was anything but sylphlike.
It is one of the commonest delusions among fat men that horseback riding will bring them down and make them sylphlike and willowy.