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Synonyms for naiad

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ney-ad, -uh d, nahy-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈneɪ æd, -əd, ˈnaɪ-

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Définition of naiad

Origin :
  • "water nymph," c.1600, from Latin Nais, Naias (genitive naiadis), from Greek Naias (plural Naiades) "river nymph," from naiein "to flow," from PIE *naw-yo-, suffixed form of root *(s)nau- "to swim, flow, let flow" (see nutriment). Dryden used the Latin singular form Nais, and the plural Naiades is attested in English from late 14c.
  • As in nymph : noun female nature spirit
  • As in water nymph : noun water spirit
Example sentences :
  • Why it is thus, one knows in heaven above: But, a poor Naiad, I guess not.
  • Extract from : « Endymion » by John Keats
  • "She looks like a fabled Naiad just risen from the deep," was my criticism on her.
  • Extract from : « Mizora: A Prophecy » by Mary E. Bradley
  • Not so Aimée; her pencil had been busy all the while, but there was no Naiad on her page.
  • Extract from : « The Hour and the Man » by Harriet Martineau
  • She vanished like a naiad startled by the approach of a mortal.
  • Extract from : « The Trembling of a Leaf » by William Somerset Maugham
  • That is as much to say, then, that the story of my Naiad has displeased the king?
  • Extract from : « Ten Years Later » by Alexandre Dumas, Pere
  • For a fortnight we cruised without seeing any vessel but the Naiad.
  • Extract from : « Percival Keene » by Frederick Marryat
  • Bit of a lake; bathing-shed; the Naiad's bower: pretty water to see.'
  • Extract from : « One of Our Conquerors, Complete » by George Meredith
  • In every tree a Dryad165 dwelt, in every wave a Naiad sported.
  • Extract from : « A Manual of the Historical Development of Art » by G. G. (Gustavus George) Zerffi
  • He had evolved the myth of a water-nymph or naiad, and there he stopped.
  • Extract from : « Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) » by Andrew Lang
  • What was my surprise, and I almost say my joy, when I saw that the white figure was my naiad?
  • Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Vol. 1 - No. 1, » by Various
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