naiad

Speech parts

1. naiad - Noun

2. Naiad - Proper noun

Meaning

A water nymph; one of the lower female divinities, fabled to preside over some body of fresh water, as a lake, river, brook, or fountain.

Any species of a tribe (Naiades) of freshwater bivalves, including Unio, Anodonta, and numerous allied genera; a river mussel.

One of a group of butterflies. See Nymph.

Any plant of the order Naiadaceae, such as eelgrass, pondweed, etc.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

water nymph nymph nix fay elf mermaid merman gnome pixie sprite hesperides brownie goddess fairy larva
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Antonyms

angel titan being type body character
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Hypernyms

hydrophyte water nymph aquatic plant hydrophytic plant water plant

Derivatives

naiades

Anagrams

diana Adani Adina Aidan Andai Dania Nadia

Examples

2 The Charites/Graces were usually considered the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome but they were also said to be daughters of Dionysus and Aphrodite or of Helios and the naiad Aegle. Source: Internet

When the naiad is ready to metamorphose into an adult, it stops feeding and makes its way to the surface, generally at night. Source: Internet

Naiad is irregularly shaped and probably has not been modified by any internal geological processes since its formation. Source: Internet

Naiad orbits Neptune well within its fluid Roche limit, and its density is expected to be low enough that it may be very close to its actual Roche limit already. Source: Internet

Orbital characteristics Naiad orbits about 23,500 km above Neptune's cloud tops. Source: Internet

Sex Variant Women in Literature, Naiad Press edition, 1985. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

nai dic me Nai Talim NAIA naiad family Naiadaceae naiadaceous