NYMPH
What does "NYMPH" mean?
A minor female nature deity of Greek myth, imagined as a beautiful maiden of woods, water, or mountains.
Meanings
- A minor female deity personifying a natural feature such as a spring, tree, or mountain in Greek and Roman mythology. The poets said a nymph lived in every stream that ran clear enough to see her.
- The immature, wingless stage of certain insects that resembles the adult, as in dragonflies or grasshoppers. The dragonfly nymph hunted underwater for a year before climbing a reed to molt. technical
- A beautiful young woman. He wrote of her as a nymph too lovely for the ordinary world. archaic
Did you know?
- Biologists borrowed 'nymph' from myth for a sober purpose: it is the official name for the young of insects like dragonflies and grasshoppers, which hatch as smaller, wingless versions of the adult rather than as grubs.
Word origin
From Greek 'nymphe', meaning both 'bride' and 'nature spirit', via Latin 'nympha' and Old French 'nimphe' into English.
Remember it
NYMPH has no vowel except Y - like a hidden spirit, the sound is there but the letter is shy.
A little poem
She is the cold spring-
lean to drink and you will find
your own face looking up.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why did the dragonfly nymph stay underwater so long? It wasn't ready to wing it.
What it teaches
The same word can name a goddess or a grub; meaning depends entirely on who is doing the looking.
Quick facts
What does NYMPH mean?
A minor female nature deity of Greek myth, imagined as a beautiful maiden of woods, water, or mountains.
Is NYMPH a valid word?
Yes — NYMPH is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is NYMPH?
NYMPH has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does NYMPH come from?
From Greek 'nymphe', meaning both 'bride' and 'nature spirit', via Latin 'nympha' and Old French 'nimphe' into English.
What can NYMPH teach us?
The same word can name a goddess or a grub; meaning depends entirely on who is doing the looking.
How players do
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