Water-nymph
21nymph — n 1. sylph, sylphid, nymphet, wood or mountain nymph; water nymph, water sprite, undine, ondine, sea maid, sea maiden, mermaid; Ail Class. Myth. dryad, hamadryad, oread, naiad, Oceanid, Nereid, Siren, Rom. Legend.Napaea, Roman Religion.Camena,… …
22water plant — noun a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth • Syn: ↑aquatic plant, ↑hydrophyte, ↑hydrophytic plant • Derivationally related forms: ↑hydrophytic (for …
23water lily — noun an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae • Hypernyms: ↑aquatic plant, ↑water plant, ↑hydrophyte, ↑hydrophytic plant • Hyponyms: ↑water nymph, ↑fragrant water lily, ↑po …
24water spirit — noun a fairy that inhabits water • Syn: ↑water sprite, ↑water nymph • Hypernyms: ↑fairy, ↑faery, ↑faerie, ↑fay, ↑sprite • Hyponyms: ↑ …
25water sprite — noun Date: 1798 a sprite believed to inhabit or haunt water ; water nymph …
26Nymph and Fawn — Artist Isidore Konti Year 1917 Dimensions 142.9 cm × 61 cm × 51 cm (56.25 in × 24 in × 20 in) Location India …
27Water lily — Wa ter lil y (Bot.) A blossom or plant of any species of the genus Nymph[ae]a, distinguished for its large floating leaves and beautiful flowers. See {Nymph[ae]a}. [1913 Webster] Note: The name is extended to various plants of other related… …
28nymph — [nimf] n. [ME nimphe < OFr < L nympha < Gr nymphē, young wife, spring goddess, hence (poetically) water: see NUBILE] 1. Gr. & Rom. Myth. any of a group of minor nature goddesses, represented as young and beautiful and living in rivers,… …
29water sprite — n. Folklore a spirit, nymph, etc. dwelling in or haunting a body of water …
30nymph — nymphal, nymphean /nim fee euhn/, adj. /nimf/, n. 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… …
