nymph
11nymph — [nimf] n. [ME nimphe < OFr < L nympha < Gr nymphē, young wife, spring goddess, hence (poetically) water: see NUBILE] 1. Gr. & Rom. Myth. any of a group of minor nature goddesses, represented as young and beautiful and living in rivers,… …
12Nymph — This article is about the creatures of Greek mythology. For other uses, see Nymph (disambiguation). A fourth century Roman depiction of Hylas and the Nymphs, from the basilica of Junius Bassus A nymph in Greek mythology is a female minor nature… …
13Nymph — A nymph is a stage in the life cycle of certain arthropods, as ticks and lice. (Not all nymphs are in Greek mythology.) There are three stages in the life cycle of lice: the nit, the nymph, and the adult. The nymph stage comes between a nit and… …
14nymph — nymphal, nymphean /nim fee euhn/, adj. /nimf/, n. 1. one of a numerous class of lesser deities of mythology, conceived of as beautiful maidens inhabiting the sea, rivers, woods, trees, mountains, meadows, etc., and frequently mentioned as… …
15nymph — Synonyms and related words: Anlage, Atlantides, Hyades, Napaea, Pleiades, arachnid, arthropod, aurelia, beetle, blastula, bug, caterpillar, centipede, chilopod, chippy, chrysalis, cocoon, daddy longlegs, diplopod, dryad, embryo, fetus, floozy,… …
16nymphæa — ● nymphéa ou nymphæa nom masculin (latin nymphaea, du grec numphaia) Nom scientifique d un genre de nénuphars, cultivés sur les pièces d eau pour la beauté de leurs fleurs blanches, rouges, jaunes ou bleues. nymphéa ou (plus rare) nymphæa… …
17nymph — noun 1) a nymph with winged sandals Syn: sprite, sylph, spirit 2) literary a slender nymph with brown eyes Syn: girl, belle, nymphet, sylph, ingenue; young woman, young lady; Scottish lass; literary maid …
18nymph — n 1. sylph, sylphid, nymphet, wood or mountain nymph; water nymph, water sprite, undine, ondine, sea maid, sea maiden, mermaid; Ail Class. Myth. dryad, hamadryad, oread, naiad, Oceanid, Nereid, Siren, Rom. Legend.Napaea, Roman Religion.Camena,… …
19nymph — UK [nɪmf] / US noun [countable] Word forms nymph : singular nymph plural nymphs 1) a) literature in ancient Greek and Roman stories, one of the female spirits who live in rivers, mountains, or forests b) literary a young woman 2) biology a young… …
20nymph — [[t]nɪmf[/t]] n. 1) myt any of a class of lesser deities in classical mythology, conceived of as beautiful young women inhabiting the sea, rivers, trees, or mountains 2) a beautiful or graceful young woman 3) ent the young of an insect that… …
