wood nymph

as in nymph
a mythical goddess represented as a young girl and said to live outdoors wood nymphs were usually conceived as being both beautiful and amorous

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Recent Examples of wood nymph Stark put a dreamy twist on her baby pink wings, delivering a real-life fairy fantasy with her soft makeup, sculptural hair and gauzy peach matching set worthy of a wood nymph. Emily Kirkpatrick, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2023 Imagining oneself as a wood nymph wearing a bold lip and loud peasant dress doesn’t totally ward off unwanted attention. New York Times, 30 July 2021 Congrats to real-life wood nymph Taylor Swift! Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2021 Lymph rhymes with wood nymph. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021 Sam and Dean discover a wood nymph who is determined to protect her family at any cost. Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2020 Natalie Image, Simone McIntosh, Ashley Dixon, Philip Horst, Laura Krumm and Andrew Manea play assorted wood nymphs and forest denizens. Georgia Rowe, The Mercury News, 10 June 2019 Actors disguised as forest creatures, wood nymphs and deer, scampered about as the 850 students came to step away for one night from the horrific event that rocked all of their young lives. Anne Geggis, Sun-Sentinel.com, 6 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wood nymph
Noun
  • In Ovid’s version of the story, after cutting down a sacred oak, Erysichthon is cursed with insatiable hunger by the dryad nymph who inhabited it.
    Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The ticks live and feed on the deer, particularly during the insect's nymph and adult years, which can last up to three years.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The look featured floral lace embroidery, voluminous sleeves and a mermaid silhouette.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • At Cedar Creek Park, there will be a variety of family-friendly entertainment that includes bounce houses, a live mermaid, baby kangaroos, bumper boats and a petting zoo.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Wood nymph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wood%20nymph. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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