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Definitions for Nymphs

[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 attending a superior deity.
[2] a beautiful or graceful young woman.
[3] a maiden.
[4] the young of an insect that undergoes incomplete metamorphosis.
[5] myth a spirit of nature envisaged as a beautiful maiden
[6] mainly poetic a beautiful young woman
[7] 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

Words related to Nymphs

nymphfairy, spirit, goddess, sprite, naiad, nymphet, sylph, dryad, mermaid

Words nearby Nymphs

nymphnylon, nylon letdown, nylons, nyman, nyme, nymph, nympha, nymphaeaceous, nymphaeum, nymphalid, nymphectomy

Origin of Nymphs

1350–1400; Middle English nimphe < Latin nympha < Greek nýmphē bride, nymph

Other words from Nymphs

nymph·al , nym·phe·an [nim -fee-uh n] /ˈnɪm fi ən/ , adjective
un·nymph·al , adjective
un·nym·phe·an , adjective

Word origin for Nymphs

C14: via Old French from Latin, from Greek numphē nymph; related to Latin nūbere to marry

Synonyms for Nymphs

dryad, fairy, goddess, mermaid, naiad, nymphet, spirit, sprite, sylph