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View synonyms for water nymph
water nymph
noun
- a nymph of the water, as a naiad, a Nereid, or an Oceanid.
- any aquatic plant of the genus Najas, having narrow, opposite leaves.
water nymph
noun
- any fabled nymph of the water, such as the Naiad, Nereid, or Oceanid of Greek mythology
- any of various aquatic plants, esp a water lily or a naiad
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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.
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At the wedding of Thetis, a water nymph, all the gods and goddesses except Eris were seated at the banquet.
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But Miss Patience, shut up in the back part of the carriage like a water nymph in her cave, still wept hysterically.
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The odalisk appears like a rosy water-nymph swinging on a bright lotus-leaf over a fountain of liquid rubies.
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She twisted and turned like a white water-nymph that had risen from the stream.
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She looked like a water nymph herself, so much of her time had been spent in her beloved water.
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