Thesaurus results for NYMPH

nymph

noun

ˈnim(p)f

as in mermaid

a mythical goddess represented as a young girl and said to live outdoors she bought the book of fairy tales for the beautiful engravings of nymphs and fairies featured between the stories

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as in larva

a young wingless often wormlike form (as a grub or caterpillar) that hatches from the egg of many insects mayfly nymphs

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as in girl

a female person who has not yet reached adulthood the neighborhood nymphs were gathered at the local pizza parlor

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Recent Examples on the Web The meaningful attributes of a visual display—the gown on a Renaissance nymph or the necktie on a middle-aged man—had been handed down by mysterious but durable traditions that filled permanent human needs. —

Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 6 July 2024 Instead of applying chemical pesticides, use organic insecticidal soap sprays to vanquish squash bug nymphs. —

Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2024 The nymph’s right leg, which once swung over to the left, was broken off. —

Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2024 At this point, if a nymph feeds on a human, the human will become infected. —

Ashwin Rodrigues, Outside Online, 11 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for nymph

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