Definition of nymph

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Nymph (n.) Any one of a subfamily (Najades) of butterflies including the purples, the fritillaries, the peacock butterfly, etc.; -- called also naiad..

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Echo :: Echo (n.) A wood or mountain nymph, regarded as repeating, and causing the reverberation of them..
Houri :: Houri (n.) A nymph of paradise; -- so called by the Mohammedans.
Nenuphar :: Nenuphar (n.) The great white water lily of Europe; the Nymphaea alba.
Nymphean :: Nymphean (a.) Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, nymphs; inhabited by nymphs; as, a nymphean cave..
Naiad :: Naiad (n.) A water nymph; one of the lower female divinities, fabled to preside over some body of fresh water, as a lake, river, brook, or fountain..
Water Nymph :: Water nymph () A goddess of any stream or other body of water, whether one of the Naiads, Nereids, or Oceanides..
Nymph :: Nymph (n.) The pupa of an insect; a chrysalis.
Limoniad :: Limoniad (n.) A nymph of the meadows; -- called also Limniad.
Nymphish :: Nymphish (a.) Relating to nymphs; ladylike.
Nymph :: Nymph (n.) A lovely young girl; a maiden; a damsel.
Nympholepsy :: Nympholepsy (n.) A species of demoniac enthusiasm or possession coming upon one who had accidentally looked upon a nymph; ecstasy.
Seminymph :: Seminymph (n.) The pupa of insects which undergo only a slight change in passing to the imago state.
Nymph :: Nymph (n.) Any one of a subfamily (Najades) of butterflies including the purples, the fritillaries, the peacock butterfly, etc.; -- called also naiad..
Pleiades :: Pleiades (n. pl.) The seven daughters of Atlas and the nymph Pleione, fabled to have been made by Jupiter a constellation in the sky..
Nymphly :: Nymphly (a.) Resembling, or characteristic of, a nymph..
Nymphic :: Nymphic (a.) Alt. of Nymphica.
Siren :: Siren (n.) One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness that they lured mariners to destruction..
Water Lily :: Water lily () A blossom or plant of any species of the genus Nymphaea, distinguished for its large floating leaves and beautiful flowers. See Nymphaea..
Dryad :: Dryad (n.) A wood nymph; a nymph whose life was bound up with that of her tree.
Nympholeptic :: Nympholeptic (a.) Under the influence of nympholepsy; ecstatic; frenzied.
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