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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.
Synonyms: , , ,
- 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
/ ²Ôij¾´Ú /
- 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
- ˈ²Ô²â³¾±è³ó²¹±ô, adjective
- ˈ²Ô²â³¾±è³ó±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From
- ²Ô²â³¾±è³óa±ô ²Ô²â³¾Â·±è³ó±ð·²¹²Ô [nim, -fee-, uh, n], adjective
- un·²Ô²â³¾±è³óa±ô adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·²Ô²â³¾î€ƒp³ó±ð·²¹²Ô adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of nymph1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of nymph1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
She imagined a climactic moment in which Medusa confronts Athena and asks the goddess why she, the victim, was unjustly punished, and added a noncanonical love affair between Medusa and a female water nymph.
The Pleiades myth describes the seven daughters of the titan Atlas and nymph Pleione.
Eventually, the cicada nymphs will hatch, fall into the ground, burrow down, and start their 13- and 17-year cycles all over again.
The hunched, hard-shelled, butterscotch-colored nymphs that first emerge from the ground are easy to scoop up as they scurry.
Fried cicada nymphs were dressed on top with a warm mixture of creole mustard and soy sauce.
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