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 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 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 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
  • The new nymphs will drop to the ground, bury themselves, and disappear until 2042.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 May 2025
  • The nymphs first make their way out of the ground, then crawl up a tree or an upright surface, Kritsky said.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • These include several opportunities for mermaids of all skill levels to sharpen their skills, as well as crafting sessions.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2025
  • Woodley will play Mary, an ex-swimming champion who now works as a mermaid at the New York Aquarium, struggling to raise her 7-year-old son, Lulu, on her own.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 14 May 2025

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“Wood nymph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wood%20nymph. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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