oread
/ˈɔːɹi.æd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A mountain nymph; an anthropomorphic appearance of the spirit of a mountain.
Example Sentences
- "Under the various appellations of Oreades, Dryades, Naiades, Limniades, Nereides, they dwelt in mountains, trees, springs, lakes, the sea, where, in caverns and grottos, they passed a life whose occupations resembled those of females of human race."
- "The imprisoned ringlets are emancipated; 'fresh as the oread from the forest fountain,' you descend—you breathe the incense of the chocolate—not more I hope—and grow conversational and confidential over the green tea, which, with a fragrance beyond all the violets of April, rises to your lip, 'giving and taking odours.'"
Etymology
From Latin Orēas, Orēadis, from Ancient Greek Ὀρειάς (Oreiás), from ὄρος (óros, “mountain”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Oreas, Ὀρειάς