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nymph N0201200 (nĭmf)n.1. Greek & Roman Mythology Any of numerous minor deities represented as beautiful maidens inhabiting and sometimes personifying features of nature such as trees, waters, and mountains.2. A sexually mature and attractive young woman.3. a. The immature form of an insect, such as a grasshopper, that does not pass through a pupal stage during metamorphosis. Nymphs resemble adults but are smaller and lack fully developed wings.b. The eight-legged immature form of certain arachnids, such as ticks and mites.
[Middle English nimphe, from Old French, from Latin nympha, from Greek numphē.]
nymph′al (nĭm′fəl) adj.nymph (nɪmf) n1. (European Myth & Legend) myth a spirit of nature envisaged as a beautiful maiden2. chiefly poetic a beautiful young woman3. (Zoology) the immature form of some insects, such as the dragonfly and mayfly, and certain arthropods. Nymphs resemble the adult, apart from having underdeveloped reproductive organs and (in the case of insects) wings, and develop into the adult without a pupal stage[C14: via Old French from Latin, from Greek numphē nymph; related to Latin nūbere to marry] ˈnymphal, nymphean adj ˈnymphlike adjnymph (nɪmf)
n. 1. any of a class of lesser deities in classical mythology, conceived of as beautiful young women inhabiting the sea, rivers, trees, or mountains. 2. a beautiful or graceful young woman. 3. the young of an insect that undergoes incomplete metamorphosis. [1350–1400; Middle English nimphe < Latin nympha < Greek nýmphē bride, nymph] nymph′al, nym′phe•an (-fi ən) adj. nymph (nĭmf) The immature form of those insects that do not pass through a pupal stage. Nymphs usually resemble the adults, but are smaller, lack fully developed wings, and are sexually immature. Compare imago, larva, pupa.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  nymph - (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"classical mythology - the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the GreeksGraeco-Roman deity, Greco-Roman deity - a deity of classical mythologyEcho - (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remainedAtlantides, Hesperides - (Greek mythology) group of 3 to 7 nymphs who guarded the golden apples that Gaea gave as a wedding gift to HeraHyades - (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Pleiades; they nurtured the infant Dionysus and Zeus placed them among the stars as a rewardOread - (Greek mythology) one of the mountain nymphsPleiades - (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades; placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of OrionAsterope, Sterope - (Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiadeswater nymph - (Greek mythology) any nymph of the waterDaphne - (Greek mythology) a nymph who was transformed into a laurel tree to escape the amorous Apollodryad, wood nymph - a deity or nymph of the woodsSalmacis - nymph who merged with Hermaphroditus to form one body | | 2. | nymph - a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)larva - the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose | | 3. |  nymph - a voluptuously beautiful young womanhouriadult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" |
Translationsnymph (nimf) noun a goddess or spirit of the rivers, trees etc. 居於山林水澤中的仙女 居于山林水泽中的仙女
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nymph (nĭmf), in Greek mythology, female divinity associated with various natural objects. It is uncertain whether they were immortal or merely long-lived. There was an infinite variety of nymphs. Some represented various localities, e.g., acheloids, or nymphs of the River Achelous; others were identified with the part of nature in which they dwelled, e.g., oreads, or mountain nymphs; and still others were associated with a particular function of nature, e.g., hamadryads, or tree nymphs, whose lives began and ended with that of a particular tree. Nymphs were represented as young, beautiful, musical, amorous, and gentle, although some were associated with the wilder aspects of nature and were akin to satyrs; others were vengeful and capable of destruction, as in the story of DaphneDaphne
, in Greek mythology, a nymph. She was loved by Apollo and by Leucippus, a mortal who disguised himself as a nymph to be near her. When Leucippus betrayed his sex while bathing, the nymphs tore him to pieces.
..... Click the link for more information. . Other important nymphs were naiads, nymphs of streams, rivers, and lakes; nereids, daughters of Nereus, who lived in the depths of the Mediterranean Sea; dryads, tree nymphs; and oceanids, 3,000 ocean nymphs who were the daughters of Oceanus. ArethusaArethusa
, in Greek mythology, nymph favored by Artemis and loved by the river god Alpheus. While Arethusa was bathing in his stream, Alpheus rose up and tried to abduct her, but she fled under the ocean to the isle of Ortygia. There Artemis changed her into a fountain.
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, in Greek mythology, a nereid, mother of Achilles. She was loved by both Zeus and Poseidon, but because of a prophecy that her son would be greater than his father, the gods gave her in marriage to a mortal, Peleus.
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, nymph, daughter of Atlas, in Homer's Odyssey. She lived on the island of Ogygia and there entertained Odysseus for seven years. Although she offered to make him immortal if he would remain, Odysseus spurned the offer and continued his journey.
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in Greek mythology, mountain nymph. She assisted Zeus in one of his amorous adventures by distracting Hera with her chatter. For this Hera made her unable to speak except to repeat another's last words.
..... Click the link for more information. were famous nymphs. The nymphs' cult was widespread in Greece.
nymph, in zoology: see insectinsect,
invertebrate animal of the class Insecta of the phylum Arthropoda. Like other arthropods, an insect has a hard outer covering, or exoskeleton, a segmented body, and jointed legs. Adult insects typically have wings and are the only flying invertebrates.
..... Click the link for more information. .Nymph a stage in the development of arthropods with incomplete transformation, that is, without clearly expressed metamorphosis. The nymph stage characterizes mites, all apterygote insects, and such winged insects as roaches, earwigs, orthopterans, termites, and hemipterans. The corresponding stage in stone flies, mayflies, dragonflies, and damselflies. is called the naiad. The nymph resembles the adult form but has underdeveloped sexual apparatus and, in winged insects, underdeveloped wings. After molting many times the nymph becomes an imago, a fully mature individual. nymph[nimf] (invertebrate zoology) Any immature larval stage of various hemimetabolic insects. NymphObesity (See FATNESS.)Atlantides(Pleiades) seven daughters of Atlas by Pleione. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 37]Camenaefountain nymphs; identified with Greek Muses. [Rom. Myth.: Zimmerman, 49]dryadsdivine maidens of the woods. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Wheeler, 108]hamadryadswood nymphs. [Gk. Myth.: Howe, 113]Hyadesseven daughters of Atlas, entrusted with the care of the infant Dionysus. [Gk. Myth.: Howe, 134]limoniadsnymphs of meadows and flowers. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 152]naiadsdivine maidens of lakes, streams, and fountains. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Wheeler, 256]Napaeaenymphs of woodland glens and vales. [Rom. Myth.: Howe, 174]Nereidssea nymphs of the Mediterranean. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Wheeler, 257]Oceanidssea nymphs of the great oceans. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Wheeler, 263]oreadsdivine maidens of the mountains. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Wheeler, 270]nymph1. Myth a spirit of nature envisaged as a beautiful maiden 2. the larva of insects such as the dragonfly and mayfly. It resembles the adult, apart from having underdeveloped wings and reproductive organs, and develops into the adult without a pupal stage nymph
nymph [nimf] a developmental stage in certain arthropods (e.g., ticks) between the larval form and the adult; it resembles an adult but does not have fully developed wings or genitalia.nymph (nimf), 1. The earliest series of stages in metamorphosis following hatching in the development of hemimetabolous insects (for example, locusts); the nymph resembles the adult in many respects, but lacks full wing or genitalia development; it grows through successive instars without any intermediate or pupal stage into the imago or adult form.
See also: incomplete metamorphosis, complete metamorphosis. 2. The third stage in the life cycle of a tick, between the larva and the adult. [G. nymphē, maiden] nymph (nĭmf)n.a. The immature form of an insect, such as a grasshopper, that does not pass through a pupal stage during metamorphosis. Nymphs resemble adults but are smaller and lack fully developed wings.b. The eight-legged immature form of certain arachnids, such as ticks and mites.
nymph′al (nĭm′fəl) adj.nymph the immature stages of any EXOPTERYGOTE, such as the mayfly It has compound eyes and mouthparts like the adult, but usually lacks wings (though traces are sometimes present) and is sexually immature. See METAMORPHOSIS, ENDOPTERYGOTE.nymph
Synonyms for nymphnoun (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maidenRelated Words- classical mythology
- Graeco-Roman deity
- Greco-Roman deity
- Echo
- Atlantides
- Hesperides
- Hyades
- Oread
- Pleiades
- Asterope
- Sterope
- water nymph
- Daphne
- dryad
- wood nymph
- Salmacis
noun a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)Related Wordsnoun a voluptuously beautiful young womanSynonymsRelated Words |