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A nymph associated with fresh water in Greek mythology.
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personified freshwater; sacred springs; bargaining for waterAttach a supernatural presence to a specific freshwater source.
Words that belong together
- spring naiad
- naiad's pool
- naiad of the river
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The naiad refused to let the millrace take another branch of her stream.
A broken cup lay beside the naiad's spring.
He heard the naiad singing through the ice.
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Primary category: fantasy. Generally tied to springs, streams, or lakes, unlike sea nymphs; the word also has a distinct aquatic-insect sense. Noun: naiad; plurals naiads and naiades. Naiads is the regular and more convenient working plural; naiades is an established classical alternate.
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