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A female water spirit, especially an elemental being in Paracelsian tradition.
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elemental water; supernatural river encounters; fluid boundariesPersonify water through a being rather than a generic watery adjective.
Words that belong together
- undine's song
- river undine
- summon an undine
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The undine borrowed a human voice whenever the river flooded.
An undine watched the ferryman mend his leaking boat.
She promised the undine that no dye would enter the stream.
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Usage notes
Primary category: fantasy. Related to, but not identical with, the Greek naiad; also has an unrelated medical-vessel sense. Noun: undine; plural undines.
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