sylphs in English
noun
1
an imaginary spirit of the air.
The plots of many ballets were dominated by spirit women - sylphs , wilis, and ghosts - who enslaved the hearts and senses of mortal men and made it impossible for them to live happily in the real world.
2
a mainly dark green and blue hummingbird, the male of which has a long forked tail.
Flowerbeds where bees vie with hummingbirds for honey offer unmatched opportunity to observe sylphs .
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1. Childlings sylphs are timid and flighty.