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water nymph

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
wa-ter nymph
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female spirit presiding over fountains, wells, streams, etc.

noun

Any of various aquatic plants of the genus Najas.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English water-nymph, equivalent to water + nymph.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

water nymphs (plural)

Synonyms

naiad water sprite water spirit fragrant water lily pond lily nymphaea odorata

Questions

What does water nymph mean?
A female spirit presiding over fountains, wells, streams, etc.
Where does water nymph come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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