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Meaning of "sylphine" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SYLPHINE

sylphine  [ˈsɪlfaɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SYLPHINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sylphine is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SYLPHINE


affine
ˈæfaɪn
confine
kənˈfaɪn
define
dɪˈfaɪn
didelphine
daɪˈdɛlfaɪn
elaphine
ˈɛləfaɪn
fine
faɪn
giraffine
dʒɪˈræfaɪn
misdefine
ˌmɪsdɪˈfaɪn
overfine
ˌəʊvəˈfaɪn
overrefine
ˌəʊvərɪˈfaɪn
predefine
ˌpriːdɪˈfaɪn
reconfine
ˌriːkənˈfaɪn
redefine
ˌriːdɪˈfaɪn
refine
rɪˈfaɪn
superfine
ˌsuːpəˈfaɪn
superrefine
ˌsuːpərrɪˈfaɪn
tragelaphine
trəˈɡɛləˌfaɪn
ultrafine
ˈʌltrəˌfaɪn
unconfine
ˌʌnkənˈfaɪn
unfine
ʌnˈfaɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SYLPHINE

syllogistic
syllogistical
syllogistically
syllogization
syllogize
syllogizer
sylph
sylphic
sylphid
sylphidine
sylphish
sylphlike
sylphy
sylva
sylvae
sylvan
sylvaner
sylvanite
Sylvanus
sylvatic

WORDS THAT END LIKE SYLPHINE

apomorphine
buprenorphine
camphine
chine
dauphine
diacetylmorphine
diamorphine
Josephine
machine
morphine
nalorphine
paramorphine
phosphine
seraphine
sewing machine
shine
sunshine
time machine
trephine
washing machine

Synonyms and antonyms of sylphine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sylphine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SYLPHINE

Find out the translation of sylphine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sylphine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sylphine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

sylphine
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sylphine
570 millions of speakers

English

sylphine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sylphine
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sylphine
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

sylphine
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sylphine
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sylphine
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sylphine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sylphine
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sylphine
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sylphine
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sylphine
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sylphine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sylphine
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sylphine
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सिल्फीन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sylphine
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sylphine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sylphine
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

sylphine
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sylphine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sylphine
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sylphine
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sylphine
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sylphine
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sylphine

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SYLPHINE»

The term «sylphine» is used very little and occupies the 177.739 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of sylphine
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SYLPHINE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sylphine» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sylphine» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sylphine

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SYLPHINE»

Discover the use of sylphine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sylphine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The London Journal: And Weekly Record of Literature, ...
Foremost among all the fairies and nymphs, noted for the shortness of her filmy skirts, the supple beauty of her shapely limbs, her incomparable dancing, and her dark, bright beauty, flashed La Sylphine before the footlights. The best damewe ...
‎1870
2
Digital Art Masters
Lady. Sylphine. By. Sandara. Tang. Sin. Yun. Introduction. My initial idea for this picture was something along the lines of an underwater being. I wanted her to be graceful, serene and regal, like a lady of the ocean, but didn't want the standard ...
‎2008
3
THE COURSING CALENDAR AND REVIEW OF THE SEASON 1856-7;
Mr. W. Warman's f. w. b. Wily Wench „ Mr. W. Long's r. b. Leah. Mr. Smith's f. w. b. Sylphine „ Mr. J. Merrifleld's bk. b. Midnight. Mr. W. Long's f. b. Cinnamon „ Mr. R. Read's be. b. Buby. IL Wily Weneh beat Lisette. | Sylphine beat Cinnamon.
"STONEHENGE", 1857
4
Uncle Timothy, Or, Our Bible Class
It was no sooner disposed of than Martha remarked quietly, " You have forgotten that Sylphine was to take part of it." " Oh ! to be sure ; well you must prepare some .more. Would you believe it Miss Wentworth, this poor dear creature is suffering ...
Caroline Fairfield Corbin, 1868
5
The Green Book Magazine
Sylphine looked at the shoulder-blades " — and looked down. Her hand fell through the chain of her pendant, and in falling, snapped one of the fragile links. The pendant dropped from her throat to the floor. "I'll get it," said Gib, jumping up.
‎1917
6
The Tourist of Zenda
The peaceful country of Seravano is best known for its spotted goats and the impending royal wedding of Crown Prince Paolo Zara to the beautiful but flighty actress, Sylphine Jones.
Christine Merrill, 2012
7
The New sporting magazine
Sylphine, Sst. llllj. (Hiett) ; Lord Ribblesdale's b. f. Bounty, by Bay Middleton, or Alarm, out of Que?n Anne, by Slane, 8st. 51b. (Rogers) ; D. of Richmond's br. f. by Touchstone, out of Cuckoo, Sst. 51b. (Flatman) ; Mr. Wauchope's b. f. Bridget, ...
8
British rural sports: comprising shooting, hunting, ...
4— {bLE^S, SYLPHINE Mountain Sylph (1837) Iielshazzar Stays (1831) fBlacklock,23 ( Sick Andrews, 22 Manuella -: { Mandane, 21 ( Whalebone, 98 ( Frolic, by Hedley Camel's Dam, 98 (J)2) LUOETTA (dam ofPhlegon, by Sultan or Beiram), ...
John Henry Walsh, 1868
9
The turf and the racehorse
Claret.' A brown horse, twelve years old, by 'Touchstone ;' dam ' Mountain Sylph,' by ' Belshazzar,' out of ' Stays ;' own sister to ' Incognita,' by ' Whalebone.' He is own brother to 'Mountain Deer," Champagne,' and 'Sylphine;' all good animals, ...
R H. Copperthwaite, 1865
10
Miss Jimmy
So that time was tided over, and Miss Jimmy devoutly hoped it was forgotten; but several days later Earl Royal came in looking more solemn than usual, and pulled a bottle out of his pocket. " Jemina," he said slowly, " Sylphine is failing up.
Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards, 1913

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SYLPHINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sylphine is used in the context of the following news items.
1
FOTO Despre „La Sylphide” fără Alina Cojocaru
... Video; Infografii; Sondaj. citeste totul despre: le sylphine · alina cojocaru · opera nationala din bucuresti · onb · sena hidaka · robert enache · balet · premiera. «Adevărul, Dec 13»
2
Salinger – first look review
... Oliver Stone's Savages, and other such sylphine tributes to innocence lost. You don't know what would offend Salinger more: the invasion of his privacy, or the ... «The Guardian, Sep 13»
3
Top 10 Book Covers
His sylphine, alabaster warrior princesses and axe-wielding beef-cake barbarians may seem dated, but for pure red-blooded thrills they have never been ... «FelixOnline, May 13»
4
The Music Club, 2012
There's been much talk about Springsteen's indefatigability, but let's take a moment to marvel at the sylphine agelessness of the Purple One. In fact, I've been ... «Slate Magazine, Dec 12»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Sylphine [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sylphine>. May 2024 ».
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