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nymph
[ nimf ]
noun
- 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 attending a superior deity.
- a beautiful or graceful young woman.
- a maiden.
- the young of an insect that undergoes incomplete metamorphosis.
nymph
/ nɪmf; ˈnɪmfɪən /
noun
- myth a spirit of nature envisaged as a beautiful maiden
- poetic.a beautiful young woman
- the immature form of some insects, such as the dragonfly and mayfly, and certain arthropods. Nymphs resemble the adult, apart from having underdeveloped reproductive organs and (in the case of insects) wings, and develop into the adult without a pupal stage
nymph
/ nĭmf /
- The immature form of those insects that do not pass through a pupal stage. Nymphs usually resemble the adults, but are smaller, lack fully developed wings, and are sexually immature.
- Compare imago
Derived Forms
- ˈnymphal, adjective
- ˈnymphlike, adjective
Other Words From
- nymphal nym·phe·an [nim, -fee-, uh, n], adjective
- un·nymphal adjective
- un·nymphe·an adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of nymph1
Word History and Origins
Origin of nymph1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The bugs have very little Massospora in them when they’re in their nymph stage, one of the times when they’re ideal for eating, Lovett said.
This recipe calls for tenerals, though you could try it with nymphs.
Six to 10 weeks later, the eggs hatch into tiny nymphs, which fall to the earth and tunnel underground.
At that point, the nymphs will surface again, climb out and promptly ascend the nearest tall object.
Six to eight weeks later, the eggs will develop into nymphs, which will then fall back to earth and dig themselves underground.
First, a naiad is a water nymph in Greek myth—a woman who looked over the waterways.
Taurus draws on the myth of Io, the nymph who was turned into a snow-white cow.
The nymph-muse is a part that Portman was in some ways born for.
I have consulted God and demigod; the nymph of the river, and what I far more admire and trust, my blue-eyed Minerva.
It runs thus:—Saradvat, by the magnitude of his penances, frightened Indra, who sent a celestial nymph to tempt him.
But I'm going to stay on and see my nymph safely through her dark days.
Epimenides of Cnossos was born of the loves of a mortal and a nymph.
But in the times before Shakespeare the name was more poetically said to be derived from the nymph Phyllis.
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