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View synonyms for water nymph

water nymph

noun

  1. a nymph of the water, as a naiad, a Nereid, or an Oceanid.
  2. any aquatic plant of the genus Najas, having narrow, opposite leaves.


water nymph

noun

  1. any fabled nymph of the water, such as the Naiad, Nereid, or Oceanid of Greek mythology
  2. any of various aquatic plants, esp a water lily or a naiad
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of water nymph1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
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Example Sentences

First, a naiad is a water nymph in Greek myth—a woman who looked over the waterways.

At the wedding of Thetis, a water nymph, all the gods and goddesses except Eris were seated at the banquet.

But Miss Patience, shut up in the back part of the carriage like a water nymph in her cave, still wept hysterically.

The odalisk appears like a rosy water-nymph swinging on a bright lotus-leaf over a fountain of liquid rubies.

She twisted and turned like a white water-nymph that had risen from the stream.

She looked like a water nymph herself, so much of her time had been spent in her beloved water.

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