wood nymph

Definition of wood nymphnext
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
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Noun
  • Larger members of the minnow family, such as creek chub, can be caught on small dry flies or nymphs with a 3-weight fly rod and size 14 Humpy and Woolly Worm patterns.
    Chad Mason, Outdoor Life, 3 June 2026
  • The 29-year-old actress is on the cover of Elle's Summer 2026 The Epic Issue, alongside her female costars Anne Hathaway (Odysseus' wife Penelope), Lupita Nyong'o (playing Helen of Troy, as well as the character's twin sister Clytemnestra), and Charlize Theron (the nymph Calypso).
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • As a standalone luxury label, LSpace’s collections have spanned mermaid style inspiration to 1990s and early 2000s nostalgia.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
  • The latter preferred a black mermaid gown (also from Fall 2026) with a lace bodice embroidered with pearls.
    Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 23 May 2026

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“Wood nymph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wood%20nymph. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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