nnoun.person(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maidenTopic:classical mythology
Examples:- the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water
Hypernyms:Graeco-Roman deity Greco-Roman deity
Inherited Hypernyms:nymphgreco-roman deitydeityspiritual beingbeliefcontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:AsteropeAtlantidesDaphneEchoHesperidesHyadesOreadPleiadesSalmacisSteropedryadwater nymphwood nymph
Full Hyponyms:calypsodaphnedryadechohamadryadhesperideshyadesnaiadnereidoceanidoreadpleiadessalmacissea nymphsirensteropethetiswater nymph
nnoun.animala larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)Hypernyms:larva
Inherited Hypernyms:nymphlarvaanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.persona voluptuously beautiful young womanSynset:houri
Hypernyms:adult female woman
Inherited Hypernyms:nymphwomanadultpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:nymphwomanadultpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:nymphwomanfemalepersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:nymphwomanfemalepersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity