lamia
noun
la·mia ˈlā-mē-ə 
: a female demon : vampire
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin, from Greek, devouring monster; akin to Greek lamyros gluttonous
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Geographical Definition
Lamia
geographical name
La·mia lä-ˈmē-ä
city in east central Greece northwest of Thermopylae population 43,898
lamiae
noun
variants or lamias
as in incubuses
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- incubuses
- shaitans
- vampires
- ghouls
- demons
- familiar spirits
- fantasms
- nightmares
- ghoulies
- afreets
- hags
- incubi
- succubi
- imps
- afrits
- shadows
- daemons
- devils
- ghosts
- spirits
- cacodemons
- phantoms
- jinn
- visions
- wraiths
- genies
- fiends
- genii
- apparitions
- banshees
- goblins
- poltergeists
- fairies
- shades
- phantasms
- elves
- fays
- gremlins
- bogeys
- specters
- djinn
- trolls
- djinns
- gnomes
- bugbears
- brownies
- familiars
- spooks
- faeries
- genii
- jinns
- spectres
- pixies
- pucks
- kobolds
- dwarfs
- leprechauns
- hobgoblins
- dwarves
- sprites
- bogies
- ogres
- monsters
- geniuses
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- angels
- co-producer
- co-producers
- co-producing
- co-production
- co-productions
- co-promoter
- co-promoters
- co-proprietor
- co-proprietors
- co-prosperity
- co-publish
- co-published
- co-publisher
- co-publishers
- co-publishing
- co-recipient
- co-recipients
- co-redemptrix
- co-religious
- co-researcher
- co-researchers
- co-resident
- co-residential
- co-residents
- co-ruler