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BNC: 15733 COCA: 15624

nymph

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nymph /ˈnɪmf/ noun
plural nymphs
nymph
/ˈnɪmf/
noun
plural nymphs
Learner's definition of NYMPH
[count]
in stories : a spirit in the shape of a young woman who lives in mountains, forests, meadows, and water(神话中居住于山林水泽的)仙女
technical : a young insect that has almost the same form as the adult若虫(与成虫基本相似的昆虫幼体)
BNC: 15733 COCA: 15624
1
: any of the minor divinities of nature in classical mythology represented as beautiful maidens dwelling in the mountains, forests, trees, and waters
2
: girl
Fair nymphs, and well-dressed youths around her shone … Alexander Pope
3
: any of various immature insects
especially : a larva of an insect (such as a grasshopper, true bug, or mayfly) with incomplete (see incomplete sense 3) metamorphosis (see metamorphosis sense 2) that differs from the imago (see imago sense 1) especially in size and in its incompletely developed wings and genitalia
nymphal adjective

Example Sentences

she bought the book of fairy tales for the beautiful engravings of nymphs and fairies featured between the stories the neighborhood nymphs were gathered at the local pizza parlor
Recent Examples on the Web What comes to the attention of two handsome local boys — one sweet (Taylor John Smith), one sinister (Harris Dickinson), and otherwise indistinguishable — though, is her blossoming swamp-nymph beauty. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 July 2022 It was said that Pan was in love with a nymph named Syringa. Jenny Krane, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2022 Harrison, however, fishing subsurface with a nymph, soon hooked up. Chris Santella, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022 The eggs hatch into an aquatic larval stage called a nymph, said Mass Audubon. Don Lyman, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022 By the Fourth of July weekend, the Phoenix resident developed a 100-degree fever, chills and swollen nymph nodes throughout his body. Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 7 Aug. 2022 When the larvae complete their aquatic development, the nymph climbs out of the water, and its outer exoskeleton splits open, allowing the adult dragonfly to emerge, said Mass Audubon. Don Lyman, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022 It’s named after the water-nymph in Homer’s Odyssey, and is found in the shade of Hemlock trees transforming to its pink and purple flower. Allyson Portee, Forbes, 3 July 2022 When his ardor flagged, the nymph’s task was to rekindle it. Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English nimphe, from Middle French, from Latin nympha bride, nymph, from Greek nymphē — more at nuptial

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of nymph was in the 14th century
BNC: 15733 COCA: 15624

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