Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun water_nymph

4 senses of water nymph

Sense 1
naiad, water nymph -- (submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water)
       => aquatic plant, water plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant -- (a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth)

Sense 2
water nymph, fragrant water lily, pond lily, Nymphaea odorata -- (a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions)
       => water lily -- (an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae)

Sense 3
water nymph -- ((Greek mythology) any nymph of the water)
       => 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")

Sense 4
water sprite, water nymph, water spirit -- (a fairy that inhabits water)
       => fairy, faery, faerie, fay, sprite -- (a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers)